Which to use
“remate” is a noun and “remoto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,332
- “remate” frequency rank
- #8,678
- “remoto” frequency rank
- 39010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remate | remoto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conclusão | que sucedeu há muito |
Where the eye mixes remate and remoto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remate and remoto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: remate vs remoto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remate is /Rɨ.ˈma.tɨ/ while remoto is /Rɨ.ˈmɔ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remate is recorded at frequency rank #30,332, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈma.tɨ/. remoto is at rank #8,678, tagged as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈmɔ.tu/.
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 39010, this pair ranks #27,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remate vs remoto
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "remate": a. Private to "remoto": o.
"remate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remoto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remate" and "remoto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remate" vs "remoto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "remate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remoto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remate" and "remoto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remar vs remate". 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 #27,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.