removsrotoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: remo is a noun, roto is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remo” is a noun and “roto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,267
“remo” frequency rank
#4,112
“roto” frequency rank
21379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remo roto
Definition Acción o efecto de remar. Destrozado parcial o totalmente.

Where the eye mixes remo and roto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
remo
4 ch
roto

Visual trap between remo and roto

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remo is [ˈremo] while roto is [ˈrot̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remo is recorded at frequency rank #17,267, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈremo]. roto is at rank #4,112, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈrot̪o].

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 21379, this pair ranks #255,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of remo vs roto

Shared letters: or. Private to "remo": em. Private to "roto": t.

"remo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "roto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remoermo · remmo · reom · rmeo · rremo
  • rotorotto · rroto · rtoo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remo" and "roto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remo" is a noun and "roto" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remo" or "roto"?
"roto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,112 in our Spanish list, against #17,267 for "remo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "remo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "roto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #255,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remo" and "roto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remo vs rengo". 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 #255,193 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