remarvsrumaConfusable pair

Quick tell: remar is a verb, ruma is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remar” is a verb and “ruma” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,439
“remar” frequency rank
#44,577
“ruma” frequency rank
79016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remar ruma
Definition impelir (embarcação) com remos expressa comandamento por parte de boiadeiro para guiamento de bois

Where the eye mixes remar and ruma

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

5 ch
remar
4 ch
ruma

Visual trap between remar and ruma

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remar is /Rɨ.ˈmaɾ/ while ruma is /ˈxu.mɐ/. 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 intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79016, 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/. ruma is at rank #44,577, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈxu.mɐ/.

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 79016, this pair ranks #1,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remar vs ruma

Shared letters: amr. Private to "remar": e. Private to "ruma": u.

"remar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "ruma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarermar · reamr · remarr · remmar · remra · rmear · rremar
  • rumarmua · rruma · ruam · rumma · urma

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "remar" and "ruma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remar" is a verb and "ruma" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remar" or "ruma"?
"remar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,439 in our Portuguese list, against #44,577 for "ruma". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "remar" and "ruma" 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 "ruma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remar" and "ruma" 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 #1,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list