remitenvsretirenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,602
“remiten” frequency rank
#25,033
“retiren” frequency rank
66635
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remiten retiren
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remitir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de retirar o de retirarse.

Where the eye mixes remiten and retiren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
remiten
7 ch
retiren

Look-alike desk: remiten vs retiren

A purely visual mix-up. remiten ([reˈmit̪ẽn]) and retiren ([reˈt̪iɾẽn]) 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 66635, 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]. retiren is at rank #25,033, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪iɾẽn].

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 66635, this pair ranks #39,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remiten vs retiren

Shared letters: einrt. Private to "remiten": m. Private to "retiren": -.

"remiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "retiren" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remitenermiten · reimten · remietn · remitenn · remitne · remitten · remmiten · remtien
  • retirenertiren · reitren · retiern · retirenn · retirne · retirren · retrien · rettiren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remiten" and "retiren" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmit̪ẽn] versus [reˈt̪iɾẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remiten" vs "retiren" - which ranks higher?
"retiren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,033 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "retiren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remiten" and "retiren" 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 #39,332 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