Which to use
“remote” is an adjective and “reste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,634
- “remote” frequency rank
- #205
- “reste” frequency rank
- 43839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remote | reste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lointain, distant (au propre et au figuré). | Ce qui demeure d’un tout, d’une plus grande quantité ; ce qui subsiste d’une chose passée, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral. |
Letter map: remote vs reste
Shared letters muted; letters that set remote and reste apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - remote and reste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remote is anadjective and resteanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remote is recorded at frequency rank #43,634, classified as anadj. reste is at rank #205, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛst\.
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 43839, this pair ranks #215,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remote vs reste
Shared letters: ert. Private to "remote": mo. Private to "reste": s.
"remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remote" and "reste" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remote" or "reste" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "remote" and "reste".
- Full dictionary entry for "remote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remote" and "reste" 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 #215,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.