ReisvsreviTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#3,514
“Reis” frequency rank
#42,196
“revi” frequency rank
45710
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reis revi
Definition sobrenome comum em português sonhar (acordado), devanear, fantasiar

Letter map: Reis vs revi

Shared letters muted; letters that set Reis and revi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Reis (CVVC) and revi (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Reis
4 ch
revi

Grammar separator: Reis vs revi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Reis is anoun and reviaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reis is recorded at frequency rank #3,514, classified as anoun. revi is at rank #42,196, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈrɛ.vi/.

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 45710, this pair ranks #19,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Reis vs revi

Shared letters: eir. Private to "Reis": s. Private to "revi": v.

"Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "revi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reis ← eris · reiss · resi · ries · rreis
  • revi ← ervi · reiv · revvi · rrevi · rvei

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Reis" and "revi" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Reis" is a noun and "revi" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Reis" vs "revi" - which ranks higher?
"Reis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,514 in our Portuguese list, against #42,196 for "revi". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Reis" and "revi".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Reis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Reis" and "revi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs revi". 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 #19,688 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