Which to use
“rate” and “ré” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,321
- “rate” frequency rank
- #9,922
- “ré” frequency rank
- 40243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rate | ré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | taxa | segunda nota musical da escala de dó maior |
Where the eye mixes rate and ré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rate with ré
A purely visual mix-up. rate (/ɹeɪt/, SAMPA: /r\eIt/) and ré (/ˈRɛ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rate is recorded at frequency rank #30,321, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪt/, SAMPA: /r\eIt/. ré is at rank #9,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɛ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40243, this pair ranks #25,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rate vs ré
Shared letters: r. Private to "rate": aet. Private to "ré": é.
"rate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ré" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rate ← raet · ratte · rrate · rtae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rate" for "ré" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rate" or "ré" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rate" and "ré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rate". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #25,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.