remotovsreportóWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: remoto is a adjective, reportó is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#8,581
“remoto” frequency rank
#12,914
“reportó” frequency rank
21495
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remoto reportó
Definition Que se encuentra distante o apartado. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reportar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remoto and reportó apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
remoto
7 ch
reportó

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remoto is [reˈmot̪o] while reportó is [repoɾˈt̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remoto is recorded at frequency rank #8,581, classified as anadj, pronounced [reˈmot̪o]. reportó is at rank #12,914, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪o].

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 21495, this pair ranks #254,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of remoto vs reportó

Shared letters: eort. Private to "remoto": m. Private to "reportó": .

"remoto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reportó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remotoermoto · remmoto · remoot · remotto · remtoo · reomto · rmeoto · rremoto

Frequency comparison

remoto#8,581
reportó#12,914

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remoto" and "reportó" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remoto" is an adjective and "reportó" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remoto" or "reportó"?
"remoto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,581 in our Spanish list, against #12,914 for "reportó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remoto vs reportó

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “remoto”; for a verb, it's “reportó”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remoto” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list