remontésvsremoteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#28,326
“remontés” frequency rank
#43,634
“remote” frequency rank
71960
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontés remote
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de remonter. Lointain, distant (au propre et au figuré).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remontés and remote apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
remontés
6 ch
remote

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remontés is averb and remoteanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remontés is recorded at frequency rank #28,326, 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 71960, this pair ranks #45,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remontés vs remote

Shared letters: emort. Private to "remontés": nsé. Private to "remote": -.

"remontés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

remontés#28,326
remote#43,634

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remontés" and "remote" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remontés" is a verb and "remote" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remontés" or "remote"?
"remontés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,326 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 remontés vs remote

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “remontés”; for an adjective, it's “remote”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remontés” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list