remate vs remoto, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

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

6 ch

remate

6 ch

remoto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

remate ← ermate · reamte · remaet · rematte · remmate · remtae · rmeate · rremate
remoto ← ermoto · remmoto · remoot · remotto · remtoo · reomto · rmeoto · rremoto

Frequency comparison

remate#30,332

remoto#8,678

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remate" and "remoto" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remate" is a noun and "remoto" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "remate" or "remoto"?

"remoto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,678 in our Portuguese list, against #30,332 for "remate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remate vs remoto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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