rede
Portuguese, noun
rede is spelled R-E-D-E (4 letters) and appears 234 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 392nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rede is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ellipsis of rede de pesca (“fishing net”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of redar. With an accent, redê is a different word: “first/third-person singular present subjunctive”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “entrelaçamento de cordas, fios, arames, barbantes, etc., que formam uma malha”.
What does rede mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineellipsis of rede de pesca (“fishing net”)
- 2
femininenet (mesh behind the goal frame)
- 3
femininehairnet (netting worn over one's hair)
- 4
femininesieve (something that catches and filters everything)
- 5
feminineweb; net; a trap
- 6
femininehammock (suspended bed or couch made of cloth or netting)
- 7
femininechain (businesses with the same brand name)
- 8
femininenetwork (group of affiliated television stations)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. entrelaçamento de cordas, fios, arames, barbantes, etc., que formam uma malha 2. conjunto de elementos interligados 3. objeto feito de pano, onde cada extremidade é pendurada numa parede, para se deitar 4. trama de fios ou cordões finos vazada miudamente que se estende em certa área presa a pontos de fixação, destinada a impedir a passagem da bola
abbreviation: 1. Rede Sustentabilidade
noun: 1. constelação austral, que tem forma de rede
abbreviation: 1. Rede Sustentabilidade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rede
- redes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rede
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rede in Portuguese?
rede appears 234 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).