rei

/ˈRɐj/

//ˈRɐj// noun

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The verdict

“rei” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #794) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#794
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - soberano; monarca; czar

Corpus desk

Index PT-rei · rei · Portuguese

rei · rank #794 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #794
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH razão

Nearest frequency peer: razão (-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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “rei”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “rei” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

rei vs ri
67% similar
rei vs rio
33% similar
rei vs rua
33% similar

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

Key facts for rei
PropertyValue
Headwordrei
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRɐj/
Letters3
Frequency rank#794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “rei”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).reicai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “razão” (#793), “sexta” (#796), “simplesmente” (#797). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rei” fica em #794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for rei is neighbouring look-alikes ("ri", "rio", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈRɐj/. Frequency #794 among 963 “R” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rei in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ri", "rio", "rua", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is rei, spelled R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    soberano; monarca; czar
  2. 2
    melhor; o mais importante
  3. 3
    pessoa de destaque em uma atividade específica, como por exemplo, profissional que é mais bem-sucedido que outros competidores
  4. 4
    a mais importante peça do xadrez
  5. 5
    nome de cada carta de símbolo "K" do baralho
  6. 6
    termo de tratamento à pessoa cara; termo de tratamento à pessoa qualquer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pelé é ainda o rei do futebol

This word in other languages

king(English)rey(Español)roi(Français)König(Deutsch)

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rei"?
"rei" is spelled R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRɐj/.
What does "rei" mean?
As a noun, "rei" means: soberano; monarca; czar
What words are commonly confused with "rei"?
"rei" is commonly confused with "ri", "rio", "rua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rei" is /ˈRɐj/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rei" come from?
"rei" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dez#771vir#817sol#764mar#828

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list