res

[ˈres]

/[ˈres]/ noun

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The verdict

“res” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #10,209) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#10,209
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cabeza de ganado o de caza mayor, especialmente considerado en cuanto a su aprovechamiento alimentario o económico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-res · res · Spanish

res · rank #10,209 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,209
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH regrese

Nearest frequency peer: regrese (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “res”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “res” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

res vs ro
33% similar
res vs rr
33% similar
res vs RM
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for res
PropertyValue
Headwordres
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈres]
Letters3
Frequency rank#10,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “res”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rescae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “regrese” (#10,208), “revelado” (#10,210), “recupera” (#10,207). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “res” va en #10,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for res is neighbouring look-alikes ("ro", "rr", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈres]. Frequency #10,209 among 4,151 “R” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Zero misspellings are on record for res in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ro", "rr", "RM", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is res, spelled R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cabeza de ganado o de caza mayor, especialmente considerado en cuanto a su aprovechamiento alimentario o económico.
  2. 2
    En particular, ejemplar de ganado bovino.
  3. 3
    Carne de este animal, usada como alimento.
  4. 4
    Gallo muerto en una riña.^([cita requerida]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how res appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hasta el último tercio del siglo XIX, las reses hacían el viaje del campo a la plaza a pie, con largas y lentas caminatas que duraban a veces más de un mes.
  2. La carne es el fundamento de la cocina alemana; el asado es el plato nacional. El más popular puede ser de cerdo o de res, y el más elegante, de ternera.

This word in other languages

beef(English)bœuf(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "res"?
"res" is spelled R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈres].
What does "res" mean?
As a noun, "res" means: Cabeza de ganado o de caza mayor, especialmente considerado en cuanto a su aprovechamiento alimentario o económico.
What words are commonly confused with "res"?
"res" is commonly confused with "ro", "rr", "RM". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "res"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "res" is [ˈres]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "res" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "res", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ríe#10,215SMS#10,224cat#10,282die#10,315

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list