redesvsreverTell them apart

Quick tell: redes is a noun, rever is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redes” is a noun and “rever” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#902
“redes” frequency rank
#6,115
“rever” frequency rank
7017
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redes rever
Definition plural de rede tornar a ver

Letter map: redes vs rever

Shared letters muted; letters that set redes and rever apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
redes
5 ch
rever

Role in the sentence - redes and rever

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: redes is anoun and reveraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redes is recorded at frequency rank #902, classified as anoun. rever is at rank #6,115, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈveɾ/.

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 7017, this pair ranks #67,241 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of redes vs rever

Shared letters: er. Private to "redes": ds. Private to "rever": v.

"redes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rever" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redeserdes · rdees · reddes · redess · redse · reeds · rredes
  • revererver · reevr · reverr · revre · revver · rrever · rveer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "redes" and "rever" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redes" is a noun and "rever" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "redes" or "rever" show up more?
"redes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #902 in our Portuguese list, against #6,115 for "rever". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "redes" and "rever".

  • Full dictionary entry for "redes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,241 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redes" and "rever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reles vs rever". 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 #67,241 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list