Which to use
“remote” is an adjective and “remotely” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,581
- “remote” frequency rank
- #10,431
- “remotely” frequency rank
- 14012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remote | remotely |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | At a distance; disconnected. | At a distance, far away. |
Where the eye mixes remote and remotely
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: remote vs remotely
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remote is [ɹɪˈməʊt] while remotely is /ɹɪˈmoʊtli/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “remote” sits inside “remotely”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remote is recorded at frequency rank #3,581, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɹɪˈməʊt]. remotely is at rank #10,431, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɹɪˈmoʊtli/.
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 14012, this pair ranks #472,567 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remote vs remotely
Shared letters: emort. Private to "remote": -. Private to "remotely": ly.
"remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remotely" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remote" and "remotely" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remote" or "remotely"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remotely" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #472,567 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remote" and "remotely" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remote 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 #472,567 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.