Which to use
“remojo” is a verb and “remoto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,784
- “remojo” frequency rank
- #8,581
- “remoto” frequency rank
- 55365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remojo | remoto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de remojar. | Que se encuentra distante o apartado. |
Where the eye mixes remojo and remoto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remojo and remoto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses remojo with remoto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remojo is [reˈmoxo] while remoto is [reˈmot̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - j in “remojo” becomes t in “remoto”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remojo is recorded at frequency rank #46,784, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈmoxo]. remoto is at rank #8,581, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reˈmot̪o].
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 55365, this pair ranks #79,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remojo vs remoto
Shared letters: emor. Private to "remojo": j. Private to "remoto": t.
"remojo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remoto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remojo" and "remoto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "remojo" or "remoto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "remojo" and "remoto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remoto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remojo" and "remoto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relajo vs remojo". 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 #79,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.