ReisvsrepWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Reis” and “rep” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,514
“Reis” frequency rank
#28,006
“rep” frequency rank
31520
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reis rep
Definition sobrenome comum em português gênero musical caracterizado por improvisação rimada, com ritmo sincopado e monólogo ou diálogo

Letter map: Reis vs rep

Shared letters muted; letters that set Reis and rep apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Reis
3 ch
rep

Pair insight - Reis / rep

Reis and rep 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reis is recorded at frequency rank #3,514, classified as anoun. rep is at rank #28,006, tagged as anoun.

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 31520, this pair ranks #36,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Reis vs rep

Shared letters: er. Private to "Reis": is. Private to "rep": p.

"Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "rep" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reiseris · reiss · resi · ries · rreis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Reis" for "rep" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Reis" vs "rep" - which ranks higher?
"Reis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,514 in our Portuguese list, against #28,006 for "rep". 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 "Reis" and "rep".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Reis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rep" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Reis" and "rep" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapa vs rep". 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 #36,520 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