Which to use
“orders” is a verb and “roi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,941
- “orders” frequency rank
- #29,760
- “roi” frequency rank
- 79701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orders | roi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs order | König |
Letter map: orders vs roi
Shared letters muted; letters that set orders and roi apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. orders runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against roi's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - orders and roi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: orders is averb and roianoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orders is recorded at frequency rank #49,941, classified as averb, pronounced […]. roi is at rank #29,760, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 79701, this pair ranks #210,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of orders vs roi
Shared letters: or. Private to "orders": des. Private to "roi": i.
"orders" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- orders ← odrers · ordders · orderrs · orderss · ordesr · ordres · oredrs · orrders
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "orders" for "roi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "orders" vs "roi" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "orders" and "roi".
- Full dictionary entry for "orders" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orders" and "roi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orders vs puzzles". 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 #210,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.