remitenvsremitirConfusable pair

Which to use

“remiten” and “remitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,602
“remiten” frequency rank
#26,212
“remitir” frequency rank
67814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remiten remitir
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remitir. Enviar algo a algún destino o destinatario.

Where the eye mixes remiten and remitir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remiten and remitir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
remiten
7 ch
remitir

Visual trap between remiten and remitir

A purely visual mix-up. remiten ([reˈmit̪ẽn]) and remitir ([remiˈt̪iɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remiten is recorded at frequency rank #41,602, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈmit̪ẽn]. remitir is at rank #26,212, tagged as averb, pronounced [remiˈt̪iɾ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 67814, this pair ranks #36,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remiten vs remitir

Shared letters: eimrt. Private to "remiten": n. Private to "remitir": -.

"remiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "remitir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remitenermiten · reimten · remietn · remitenn · remitne · remitten · remmiten · remtien
  • remitirermitir · reimtir · remiitr · remitirr · remitri · remittir · remmitir · remtiir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "remiten" for "remitir" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmit̪ẽn] versus [remiˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remiten" vs "remitir" - which ranks higher?
"remitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,212 in our Spanish list, against #41,602 for "remiten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "remiten" and "remitir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remiten" and "remitir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remiten vs repites". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #36,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list