Which to use
“remar” and “rimar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,439
- “remar” frequency rank
- #47,587
- “rimar” frequency rank
- 82026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remar | rimar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | impelir (embarcação) com remos | escrever versos rimados |
Where the eye mixes remar and rimar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remar and rimar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: remar vs rimar
A purely visual mix-up. remar (/Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/) and rimar (/Ri.ˈmaɾ/) 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 a single letter - e in “remar” becomes i in “rimar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82026, 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/. rimar is at rank #47,587, tagged as averb, pronounced /Ri.ˈmaɾ/.
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 82026, this pair ranks #1,085 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remar vs rimar
Shared letters: amr. Private to "remar": e. Private to "rimar": i.
"remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rimar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remar" for "rimar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remar" vs "rimar" - 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 "rimar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,085 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remar" and "rimar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rimar vs ruma". 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 #1,085 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.