Which to use
“raven” and “revés” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,124
- “raven” frequency rank
- #28,766
- “revés” frequency rank
- 45890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raven | revés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | corvo | infortúnio |
Where the eye mixes raven and revés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: raven vs revés
A purely visual mix-up. raven (/ˈɹeɪvən/) and revés (/Rɨ.ˈvɛʃ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raven is recorded at frequency rank #17,124, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹeɪvən/. revés is at rank #28,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈvɛʃ/.
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 45890, this pair ranks #19,493 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raven vs revés
Shared letters: erv. Private to "raven": an. Private to "revés": sé.
"raven" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- raven ← arven · raevn · ravenn · ravne · ravven · rraven · rvaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raven" and "revés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "raven" or "revés" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "raven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,493 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raven" and "revés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reles vs revés". 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 #19,493 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.