remotevsrevoieWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#43,634
“remote” frequency rank
#46,415
“revoie” frequency rank
90049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remote revoie
Definition Lointain, distant (au propre et au figuré). Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de revoir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remote and revoie apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
remote
6 ch
revoie

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remote is anadjective and revoieaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remote is recorded at frequency rank #43,634, classified as anadj. revoie is at rank #46,415, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa\.

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 90049, this pair ranks #5,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remote vs revoie

Shared letters: eor. Private to "remote": mt. Private to "revoie": iv.

"remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "revoie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remoteermote · remmote · remoet · remotte · remtoe · reomte · rmeote · rremote
  • revoieervoie · reovie · revioe · revoei · revvoie · rrevoie · rveoie

Frequency comparison

remote#43,634
revoie#46,415

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remote" and "revoie" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remote" is an adjective and "revoie" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remote" or "revoie"?
"remote" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,634 in our French list, against #46,415 for "revoie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remote vs revoie

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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