reso
/ˈχe.zu/
The verdict
“reso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,107 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,107
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,668
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - macaco indiano da espécie Macaca mulatta, muito usado como cobaia em experiências científicas
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈχe.zu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #98,107 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
reso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,107 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈχe.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "macaco indiano da espécie Macaca mulatta, muito usado como cobaia em experiências científicas".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for reso, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is reso, spelled R-E-S-O.
Definition
- 1macaco indiano da espécie Macaca mulatta, muito usado como cobaia em experiências científicas
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.
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Using “reso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈχe.zu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.