remodelvsremoteTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#32,153
“remodel” frequency rank
#3,581
“remote” frequency rank
35734
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remodel remote
Definition To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of. At a distance; disconnected.

Letter map: remodel vs remote

Shared letters muted; letters that set remodel and remote apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
remodel
6 ch
remote

Role in the sentence - remodel and remote

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remodel is averb and remoteanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remodel is recorded at frequency rank #32,153, classified as averb. 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 35734, this pair ranks #309,368 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remodel vs remote

Shared letters: emor. Private to "remodel": dl. Private to "remote": t.

"remodel" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remodelermodel · remdoel · remmodel · remoddel · remodell · remodle · remoedl · reomdel
  • remoteermote · remmote · remoet · remotte · remtoe · reomte · rmeote · rremote

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remodel" and "remote" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remodel" is a verb and "remote" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary English text, does "remodel" or "remote" show up more?
"remote" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,581 in our English list, against #32,153 for "remodel". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "remodel" and "remote". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remodel" 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 #309,368 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remodel" and "remote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remodel vs remover". 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 #309,368 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list