Which to use
“remar” and “restar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,439
- “remar” frequency rank
- #29,128
- “restar” frequency rank
- 63567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remar | restar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | impelir (embarcação) com remos | sobrar |
Where the eye mixes remar and restar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: remar vs restar
A purely visual mix-up. remar (/Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/) and restar (/Rɨʃ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63567, 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/. restar is at rank #29,128, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 63567, this pair ranks #6,135 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remar vs restar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "remar": m. Private to "restar": st.
"remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "restar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remar" and "restar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remar" vs "restar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "remar" and "restar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,135 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remar" and "restar" 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 #6,135 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.