Which to use
“reto” is an adjective and “rosto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,954
- “reto” frequency rank
- #1,199
- “rosto” frequency rank
- 12153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reto | rosto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não tem curvatura, sinuosidade ou inflexão; que segue sempre a mesma direção; direito, direto | face, cara |
Letter map: reto vs rosto
Shared letters muted; letters that set reto and rosto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: reto vs rosto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reto is anadjective and rostoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reto is recorded at frequency rank #10,954, classified as anadj. rosto is at rank #1,199, 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 12153, this pair ranks #60,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reto vs rosto
Shared letters: ort. Private to "reto": e. Private to "rosto": s.
"reto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rosto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reto" and "rosto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reto" vs "rosto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "reto" vs "rosto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "reto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rosto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reto" and "rosto" 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 #60,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.