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

#12,236
“remonta” frequency rank
#25,434
“remontan” frequency rank
37670
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remonta remontan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remontar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remontar.

Where the eye mixes remonta and remontan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remonta runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against remontan's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
remonta
8 ch
remontan

Look-alike desk: remonta vs remontan

A purely visual mix-up. remonta ([reˈmõn̪t̪a]) and remontan ([reˈmõn̪t̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “remonta” sits inside “remontan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remonta is recorded at frequency rank #12,236, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈmõn̪t̪a]. remontan is at rank #25,434, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈmõn̪t̪ãn].

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 37670, this pair ranks #174,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remonta vs remontan

Shared letters: aemnort. Private to "remonta": -. Private to "remontan": -.

"remonta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "remontan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remonta ← ermonta · remmonta · remnota · remonat · remonnta · remontta · remotna · reomnta
  • remontan ← ermontan · remmontan · remnotan · remonatn · remonntan · remontann · remontna · remonttan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "remonta" and "remontan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmõn̪t̪a] versus [reˈmõn̪t̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remonta" vs "remontan" - which ranks higher?
"remonta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,236 in our Spanish list, against #25,434 for "remontan". 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 "remonta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remontan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remonta" and "remontan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs remontan". 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 #174,086 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