Which to use
“rate” and “rede” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,321
- “rate” frequency rank
- #402
- “rede” frequency rank
- 30723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rate | rede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | taxa | entrelaçamento de cordas, fios, arames, barbantes, etc., que formam uma malha |
Where the eye mixes rate and rede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rate with rede
A purely visual mix-up. rate (/ɹeɪt/, SAMPA: /r\eIt/) and rede (/'χe.ʤi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30723, 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/. rede is at rank #402, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'χe.ʤi/.
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 30723, this pair ranks #37,554 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rate vs rede
Shared letters: er. Private to "rate": at. Private to "rede": d.
"rate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rate" and "rede" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rate" or "rede" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,554 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rate" and "rede" 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 #37,554 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.