reyesvsrohesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reyes is a noun, rohes is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reyes” is a noun and “rohes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,424
“reyes” frequency rank
#37,167
“rohes” frequency rank
78591
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reyes rohes
Definition Plural des Substantivs rey Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh

Where the eye mixes reyes and rohes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reyes (CVVVC) and rohes (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
reyes
5 ch
rohes

Look-alike desk: reyes vs rohes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reyes is [ˈrejes] while rohes is [ˈʁoːəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reyes is recorded at frequency rank #41,424, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrejes]. rohes is at rank #37,167, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːəs].

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 78591, this pair ranks #234,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reyes vs rohes

Shared letters: ers. Private to "reyes": y. Private to "rohes": ho.

"reyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC  ·  "rohes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reyes ← eryes · reeys · reyess · reyse · reyyes · rreyes · ryees
  • rohes ← orhes · rhoes · roehs · rohess · rohhes · rohse · rrohes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reyes" and "rohes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reyes" is a noun and "rohes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "reyes" vs "rohes" - which ranks higher?
"rohes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,167 in our German list, against #41,424 for "reyes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "reyes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rohes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reyes" and "rohes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Remus vs reyes". 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 #234,867 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list