Which to use
“ré” and “rede” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,922
- “ré” frequency rank
- #402
- “rede” frequency rank
- 10324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ré | rede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda nota musical da escala de dó maior | entrelaçamento de cordas, fios, arames, barbantes, etc., que formam uma malha |
Where the eye mixes ré and rede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ré with rede
A purely visual mix-up. ré (/ˈRɛ/) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ré is recorded at frequency rank #9,922, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɛ/. 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 10324, this pair ranks #62,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ré vs rede
Shared letters: r. Private to "ré": é. Private to "rede": de.
"ré" · 2 letters · shape CV · "rede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rede ← erde · rdee · redde · reed · rrede
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ré" and "rede" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ré" or "rede" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ré" and "rede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ré" 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 #62,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ré" and "rede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ré vs robe". 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 #62,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.