Which to use
“remar” and “rever” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,439
- “remar” frequency rank
- #6,115
- “rever” frequency rank
- 40554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remar | rever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | impelir (embarcação) com remos | tornar a ver |
Where the eye mixes remar and rever
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. remar and rever follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between remar and rever
A purely visual mix-up. remar (/Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/) and rever (/Rɨ.ˈveɾ/) 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 40554, 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/. rever is at rank #6,115, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈveɾ/.
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 40554, this pair ranks #25,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remar vs rever
Shared letters: er. Private to "remar": am. Private to "rever": v.
"remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rever" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remar" and "rever" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "remar" vs "rever" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "rever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remar" and "rever" 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 #25,519 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.