# red vs roer

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### red
*adjective · IPA /red/ · frequency rank #3,284*
vermelho, encarnado

### roer
*verb · IPA /ˈRweɾ/ · frequency rank #25,138*
triturar com os dentes; destruir

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/red-vs-roer