Which to use
“reto” is an adjective and “retoma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,954
- “reto” frequency rank
- #17,133
- “retoma” frequency rank
- 28087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reto | retoma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não tem curvatura, sinuosidade ou inflexão; que segue sempre a mesma direção; direito, direto | ato de retomar |
Letter map: reto vs retoma
Shared letters muted; letters that set reto and retoma apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. reto runs 4 letters (CVCV) against retoma's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for reto / retoma
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reto is anadjective and retomaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “reto” sits inside “retoma”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reto is recorded at frequency rank #10,954, classified as anadj. retoma is at rank #17,133, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈtɔ.mɐ/.
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 28087, this pair ranks #40,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reto vs retoma
Shared letters: eort. Private to "reto": -. Private to "retoma": am.
"reto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "retoma" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reto" and "retoma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reto" or "retoma"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "reto" and "retoma".
- Full dictionary entry for "reto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retoma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reto" and "retoma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ratio vs reto". 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 #40,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.