Which to use
“reter” is a verb and “revés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,701
- “reter” frequency rank
- #28,766
- “revés” frequency rank
- 43467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reter | revés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não largar da mão | infortúnio |
Where the eye mixes reter and revés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. reter and revés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reter with revés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reter is /Rɨ.ˈteɾ/ while revés is /Rɨ.ˈvɛʃ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reter is recorded at frequency rank #14,701, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈteɾ/. revés is at rank #28,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈvɛʃ/.
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 43467, this pair ranks #22,171 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reter vs revés
Shared letters: er. Private to "reter": t. Private to "revés": své.
"reter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reter ← erter · reetr · reterr · retre · retter · rreter · rteer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reter" and "revés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reter" vs "revés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,171 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reter" and "revés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reles vs revés". 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 #22,171 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.