Which to use
“remonter” is a verb and “remote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,286
- “remonter” frequency rank
- #43,634
- “remote” frequency rank
- 46920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remonter | remote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau. | Lointain, distant (au propre et au figuré). |
Letter map: remonter vs remote
Shared letters muted; letters that set remonter and remote apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. remonter runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against remote's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for remonter / remote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remonter is averb and remoteanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remonter is recorded at frequency rank #3,286, classified as averb, 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 46920, this pair ranks #191,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remonter vs remote
Shared letters: emort. Private to "remonter": n. Private to "remote": -.
"remonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remonter" and "remote" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remonter" vs "remote" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "remonter" and "remote".
- Full dictionary entry for "remonter" 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 #191,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remonter" 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 #191,010 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.