Which to use
“remar” is a verb and “remate” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,439
- “remar” frequency rank
- #30,332
- “remate” frequency rank
- 64771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remar | remate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | impelir (embarcação) com remos | conclusão |
Where the eye mixes remar and remate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against remate's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: remar vs remate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remar is /Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/ while remate is /Rɨ.ˈma.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remar is recorded at frequency rank #34,439, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/. remate is at rank #30,332, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈma.tɨ/.
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 64771, this pair ranks #5,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remar vs remate
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "remar": -. Private to "remate": t.
"remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "remate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remar" and "remate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remar" vs "remate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remar" and "remate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remar vs rimar". 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 #5,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.