remote
[ɹɪˈməʊt]adjective, noun, verb
remote is spelled R-E-M-O-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, remote means “At a distance; disconnected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in remote?
| Letters | 6: R-E-M-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,558th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is remote?
Remote appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,558th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce remote?
- UK [ɹɪˈməʊt]
- UK [ˌɹiːˈməʊt]
- UK [ɹəˈməʊt]
Remote has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-remote.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with remote?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as remote.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: meteor, ometer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of remote
- more remote comparative
- remoter comparative
- most remote superlative
- remotest superlative
- remotes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- remoting participle, present
- remoted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
At a distance; disconnected.
A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
- 2
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
- 3
Slight.
There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
- 4
Emotionally detached.
After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of remote control.
I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote.
- 2
An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
- 3
A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
verb
- 1
To connect to a computer from a remote location.
- 2
to remove (from something or someone)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remote in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | distant, loin, lointain , éloigné , télécommande |
| German | fern, entfernt, abgelegen, fernbetrieb , Fernbedienung |
| Portuguese | remoto, longínquo, distante , isolado, inacessível , controle |
| Spanish | remoto , control remoto, mando a distancia, control, mando |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does remote come from?
From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).