Which to use
“rede” and “revés” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #402
- “rede” frequency rank
- #28,766
- “revés” frequency rank
- 29168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rede | revés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entrelaçamento de cordas, fios, arames, barbantes, etc., que formam uma malha | infortúnio |
Where the eye mixes rede and revés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rede runs 4 letters (CVCV) against revés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rede and revés
A purely visual mix-up. rede (/'χe.ʤi/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rede is recorded at frequency rank #402, classified as anoun, pronounced /'χe.ʤi/. 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 29168, this pair ranks #39,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rede vs revés
Shared letters: er. Private to "rede": d. Private to "revés": své.
"rede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "revés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rede ← erde · rdee · redde · reed · rrede
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rede" for "revés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rede" or "revés"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rede" 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 #39,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rede" 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 #39,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.