# rei vs rum

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### rei
*noun · IPA /ˈRɐj/ · frequency rank #794*
soberano; monarca; czar

### rum
*noun · IPA /ˈRũ/ · frequency rank #15,451*
aguardente obtida da destilação do melaço fermentado

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