Which to use
“recite” is a verb and “remote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,200
- “recite” frequency rank
- #3,581
- “remote” frequency rank
- 23781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recite | remote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience. | At a distance; disconnected. |
Where the eye mixes recite and remote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recite vs remote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recite is /ɹɪˈsaɪt/ while remote is [ɹɪˈməʊt]. 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 23781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recite is recorded at frequency rank #20,200, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈsaɪt/. remote is at rank #3,581, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɹɪˈməʊt].
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 23781, this pair ranks #406,823 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recite vs remote
Shared letters: ert. Private to "recite": ci. Private to "remote": mo.
"recite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recite" and "remote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "recite" or "remote" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recite" and "remote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recite" 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 #406,823 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recite" and "remote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recite vs repute". 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 #406,823 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.