Which to use
“redes” and “refém” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #902
- “redes” frequency rank
- #11,531
- “refém” frequency rank
- 12433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redes | refém |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de rede | pessoa ou povoação que fica em poder do inimigo como penhor de um contrato |
Letter map: redes vs refém
Shared letters muted; letters that set redes and refém apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: redes and refém
redes and refém are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redes is recorded at frequency rank #902, classified as anoun. refém is at rank #11,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʀɨ.ˈfɐ̃j̃/.
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 12433, this pair ranks #60,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of redes vs refém
Shared letters: er. Private to "redes": ds. Private to "refém": fmé.
"redes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "refém" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- redes ← erdes · rdees · reddes · redess · redse · reeds · rredes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redes" and "refém" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "redes" or "refém" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "redes" and "refém".
- Full dictionary entry for "redes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refém" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redes" and "refém" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refém vs reles". 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 #60,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.