reistevsremoteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reiste is a verb, remote is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reiste” is a verb and “remote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,925
“reiste” frequency rank
#27,469
“remote” frequency rank
38394
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reiste remote
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reisen fern, weit entfernt, abgelegen, abgeschieden, entlegen

Where the eye mixes reiste and remote

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
reiste
6 ch
remote

Visual trap between reiste and remote

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reiste is [ˈʁaɪ̯stə] 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 38394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reiste is recorded at frequency rank #10,925, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯stə]. 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 38394, this pair ranks #1,565,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reiste vs remote

Shared letters: ert. Private to "reiste": is. Private to "remote": mo.

"reiste" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reisteeriste · reiset · reisste · reistte · reitse · resite · rieste · rreiste
  • remoteermote · remmote · remoet · remotte · remtoe · reomte · rmeote · rremote

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reiste" and "remote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reiste" is a verb and "remote" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "reiste" vs "remote" - which ranks higher?
"reiste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,925 in our German list, against #27,469 for "remote". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reiste" 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 #1,565,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reiste" 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 #1,565,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list