# Reds

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #8,192

## Definitions
1. plural of Red

## Etymology
In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of Latin russātī (“Reddish-Brown-Clads”) or factio russata (“the reddish-brown-clad faction”) and Byzantine Greek Ῥούσιοι (Rhoúsioi, “Reds”).

## Easily confused with
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rs)
- **rid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rid)
- **rep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rep)
- **rod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rod)
- **rev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rev)
- **ref** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-ref)
- **rex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rex)
- **res** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-res)
- **Rey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rey)
- **reg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-reg)
- **RSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rss)
- **ren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-ren)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-ros)
- **REM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rem)
- **ret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-ret)
- **rei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rei)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rus)
- **rel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rel)
- **ree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-ree)
- **RTD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reds-vs-rtd)

## Common misspellings (6)
`erds`, `rdes`, `redds`, `redss`, `resd`, `rreds`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reds