Which to use
“Rea” is a name and “rece” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,137
- “Rea” frequency rank
- #38,335
- “rece” frequency rank
- 66472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rea | rece |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diosa de la mitología griega, titánide hija de Urano y Gea, hermana y esposa de Crono, madre de Deméter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidón y Zeus. A menudo confundida con Cibeles. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de rezar. |
Where the eye mixes Rea and rece
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Rea vs rece
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rea is [ˈrea] while rece is [ˈrese]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rea is recorded at frequency rank #28,137, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈrea]. rece is at rank #38,335, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrese].
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 66472, this pair ranks #39,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rea vs rece
Shared letters: er. Private to "Rea": a. Private to "rece": c.
"Rea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "rece" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rece ← erce · recce · reec · rese · rrece
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rea" and "rece" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Rea" or "rece" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rece" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rea" and "rece" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rece vs ríete". 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 #39,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.