Which to use
“redete” is a verb and “remote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,978
- “redete” frequency rank
- #27,469
- “remote” frequency rank
- 43447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redete | remote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reden | fern, weit entfernt, abgelegen, abgeschieden, entlegen |
Where the eye mixes redete and remote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: redete vs remote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redete is [ˈʁeːdətə] while remote is [rɪˈməʊt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redete is recorded at frequency rank #15,978, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːdətə]. remote is at rank #27,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rɪˈməʊt].
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 43447, this pair ranks #1,417,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redete vs remote
Shared letters: ert. Private to "redete": d. Private to "remote": mo.
"redete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redete" and "remote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "redete" vs "remote" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "redete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,417,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redete" and "remote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reite vs remote". 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 #1,417,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.