Which to use
“reverso” and “revés” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,478
- “reverso” frequency rank
- #28,766
- “revés” frequency rank
- 54244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reverso | revés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o lado oposto ao lado principal ou àquele que primeiro se observa ou considera | infortúnio |
Where the eye mixes reverso and revés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reverso runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against revés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reverso and revés
A purely visual mix-up. reverso (/Rɨ.ˈvɛɾ.su/) and revés (/Rɨ.ˈvɛʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reverso is recorded at frequency rank #25,478, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈvɛɾ.su/. 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 54244, this pair ranks #11,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reverso vs revés
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "reverso": o. Private to "revés": é.
"reverso" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reverso ← erverso · reevrso · reveros · reverrso · reversso · revesro · revreso · revverso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reverso" and "revés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reverso" vs "revés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reverso" 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 #11,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reverso" and "revés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "receoso vs reverso". 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 #11,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.