Components
ほど遠い is an exact match with one form of the following word:
程遠い
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Reading : ほどとおい   
far away; far off  (opposite: 程近い)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 81,952 which gives a rank of 10,670
程遠い is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 80,000 (about 3,360,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
ゆうしょう
優勝
ほどとお
程遠

It's far from winning the first prize.
きみ
こた
かんぺき
完璧
ほどとお
程遠

Your answer is far from perfect.
きみ
かいとう
解答
かんぺき
完璧
から
ほどとお
程遠

Your answer is anything but perfect.
ほど遠い
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Reading : ほどとおい   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 105,000 (about 1,610,000 results)
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テイ   ほど extent   
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grain
テイ   display
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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エン   オン   far away   とお far   
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long kimono
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
move
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