remitidosvsremitióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: remitidos is a participle, remitió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remitidos” is a participle and “remitió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,783
“remitidos” frequency rank
#34,752
“remitió” frequency rank
81535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remitidos remitió
Definition Forma del plural de remitido, participio de remitir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de remitir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remitidos and remitió apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
remitidos
7 ch
remitió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remitidos is [remiˈt̪ið̞os] while remitió is [remiˈt̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remitidos is recorded at frequency rank #46,783, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [remiˈt̪ið̞os]. remitió is at rank #34,752, tagged as averb, pronounced [remiˈt̪jo].

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 81535, this pair ranks #10,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remitidos vs remitió

Shared letters: eimrt. Private to "remitidos": dos. Private to "remitió": ó.

"remitidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "remitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remitidosermitidos · reimtidos · remiitdos · remitdios · remitiddos · remitidoss · remitidso · remitiods

Frequency comparison

remitidos#46,783
remitió#34,752

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remitidos" and "remitió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remitidos" is a participle and "remitió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remitidos" or "remitió"?
"remitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,752 in our Spanish list, against #46,783 for "remitidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remitidos vs remitió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “remitidos”; for a verb, it's “remitió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remitidos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list