Which to use
“remote” is an adjective and “rote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,634
- “remote” frequency rank
- #40,976
- “rote” frequency rank
- 84610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remote | rote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lointain, distant (au propre et au figuré). | Tribunal religieux de la cour de Rome, composé de docteurs ecclésiastiques nommés. |
Letter map: remote vs rote
Shared letters muted; letters that set remote and rote apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for remote / rote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: remote is anadjective and roteanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remote is recorded at frequency rank #43,634, classified as anadj. rote is at rank #40,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔt\.
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 84610, this pair ranks #12,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remote vs rote
Shared letters: eort. Private to "remote": m. Private to "rote": -.
"remote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remote" and "rote" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remote" vs "rote" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "remote" and "rote".
- Full dictionary entry for "remote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remote" and "rote" 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 #12,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.