reto

adj

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The verdict

“reto” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,954
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não tem curvatura, sinuosidade ou inflexão; que segue sempre a mesma direção; direito, direto

Corpus desk

Index PT-reto · reto · Portuguese

reto · rank #10,954 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,954
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rima

Nearest frequency peer: rima (+2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “reto”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “reto” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

reto vs rio
50% similar
reto vs rey
50% similar
reto vs rex
50% similar

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

Key facts for reto
PropertyValue
Headwordreto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,954
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “reto”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rima” (#10,956), “reinado” (#10,950), “role” (#10,958). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “reto” fica em #10,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around reto, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,954 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for reto, with forms such as "erto", "reot", and "retto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rio", "rey", "rex", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is reto, spelled R-E-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não tem curvatura, sinuosidade ou inflexão; que segue sempre a mesma direção; direito, direto
  2. 2
    perpendicular ao plano horizontal
  3. 3
    diz-se do ângulo de 90°, correspondente à quarta parte da circunferência, como o formado entre uma linha horizontal e outra vertical
  4. 4
    justo, imparcial

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sua conduta reta sempre lhe deu credibilidade nas decisões.

Synonyms

recto

Antonyms

curvotorto

This word in other languages

straight(English)droit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erto
  • reot
  • retto
  • rreto
  • rteo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erto2reot2retto1rreto1rteo2
Edit distance from "reto"

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 "reto"?
"reto" is spelled R-E-T-O.
What does "reto" mean?
As an adjective, "reto" means: que não tem curvatura, sinuosidade ou inflexão; que segue sempre a mesma direção; direito, direto
What words are commonly confused with "reto"?
"reto" is commonly confused with "rio", "rey", "rex". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "reto" come from?
"reto" 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 "reto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rima#10,956role#10,958jung#10,914jade#10,913

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

surra5 variantscais5 variantsgarra5 variantsnice5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list