remontéevsremoteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#11,117
“remontée” frequency rank
#43,634
“remote” frequency rank
54751
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontée remote
Definition Action de remonter. Lointain, distant (au propre et au figuré).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remontée and remote apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
remontée
6 ch
remote

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remontée is anoun and remoteanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remontée is recorded at frequency rank #11,117, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\. 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 54751, this pair ranks #131,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remontée vs remote

Shared letters: emort. Private to "remontée": . Private to "remote": -.

"remontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remoteermote · remmote · remoet · remotte · remtoe · reomte · rmeote · rremote

Frequency comparison

remontée#11,117
remote#43,634

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remontée" and "remote" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remontée" is a noun and "remote" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remontée" or "remote"?
"remontée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,117 in our French list, against #43,634 for "remote". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remontée vs remote

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “remontée”; for an adjective, it's “remote”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remontée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list