remosvsrumorWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,644
“remos” frequency rank
#7,227
“rumor” frequency rank
37871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remos rumor
Definition Forma del plural de remo. Comentario o comunicación informal y sin fundamento que se propaga de boca en boca.

Where the eye mixes remos and rumor

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
remos
5 ch
rumor

Look-alike desk: remos vs rumor

A purely visual mix-up. remos ([ˈremos]) and rumor ([ruˈmoɾ]) 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 37871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remos is recorded at frequency rank #30,644, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈremos]. rumor is at rank #7,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ruˈmoɾ].

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 37871, this pair ranks #173,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remos vs rumor

Shared letters: mor. Private to "remos": es. Private to "rumor": u.

"remos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rumor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remosermos · remmos · remoss · remso · reoms · rmeos · rremos
  • rumorrmuor · rrumor · rummor · rumorr · rumro · ruomr · urmor

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "remos" for "rumor" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈremos] versus [ruˈmoɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "remos" or "rumor" show up more?
"rumor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,227 in our Spanish list, against #30,644 for "remos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rumor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remos" and "rumor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remos vs rezamos". 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 #173,033 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