Which to use
“redoute” is a noun and “remote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,462
- “redoute” frequency rank
- #43,634
- “remote” frequency rank
- 56096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redoute | remote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce de fortification détachée ; petit fort fermé, construit en terre ou en maçonnerie, et propre à recevoir de l’artillerie. | Lointain, distant (au propre et au figuré). |
Letter map: redoute vs remote
Shared letters muted; letters that set redoute and remote apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: redoute vs remote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: redoute is anoun and remoteanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redoute is recorded at frequency rank #12,462, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.dut\. remote is at rank #43,634, tagged as anadj.
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 56096, this pair ranks #123,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redoute vs remote
Shared letters: eort. Private to "redoute": du. Private to "remote": m.
"redoute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redoute" and "remote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "redoute" or "remote" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "redoute" vs "remote" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "redoute" 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 #123,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redoute" and "remote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remote". 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 #123,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.