remotevsrépèteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#43,634
“remote” frequency rank
#3,959
“répète” frequency rank
47593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remote répète
Definition Lointain, distant (au propre et au figuré). (Apocope) Répétition.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remote and répète apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
remote
6 ch
répète

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remote is anadjective and répèteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remote is recorded at frequency rank #43,634, classified as anadj. répète is at rank #3,959, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɛt\.

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 47593, this pair ranks #185,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remote vs répète

Shared letters: ert. Private to "remote": mo. Private to "répète": pèé.

"remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "répète" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

remote#43,634
répète#3,959

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remote" and "répète" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remote" is an adjective and "répète" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remote" or "répète"?
"répète" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,959 in our French list, against #43,634 for "remote". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering remote vs répète

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list