res
Portuguese, noun
res is spelled R-E-S (3 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,396th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Res is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “res; clipping of ressurreição” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, rés is a different word: “close”. With an accent, rês is a different word: “neat (food animal)”.
What does res mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineres; clipping of ressurreição
adjective
- 1
close
adverb
- 1
close
noun
- 1
feminineneat (food animal)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine plural of réu
noun
- 1
feminineplural of ré
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. reserva
noun: 1. qualquer animal cuja carne é utilizada para alimentação humana 2. a quantidade de cabeças de gado 3. pessoa de má índole, más qualidades
adjective: 1. rente
adverb: 1. rente
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 res
- reses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is res in Portuguese?
res appears 2.1 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).