Which to use
“ré” is a noun and “reto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,922
- “ré” frequency rank
- #10,954
- “reto” frequency rank
- 20876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ré | reto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda nota musical da escala de dó maior | que não tem curvatura, sinuosidade ou inflexão; que segue sempre a mesma direção; direito, direto |
Letter map: ré vs reto
Shared letters muted; letters that set ré and reto apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ré and reto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ré is anoun and retoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20876, 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/. reto is at rank #10,954, tagged as anadj.
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 20876, this pair ranks #49,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ré vs reto
Shared letters: r. Private to "ré": é. Private to "reto": eot.
"ré" · 2 letters · shape CV · "reto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reto ← erto · reot · retto · rreto · rteo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ré" and "reto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ré" or "reto"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ré" and "reto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ré" and "reto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ratio vs reto". 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 #49,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.