RiosvsroiWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Rios” and “roi” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,946
“Rios” frequency rank
#29,760
“roi” frequency rank
76706
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rios roi
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rio König

Letter map: Rios vs roi

Shared letters muted; letters that set Rios and roi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Rios
3 ch
roi

Pair insight - Rios / roi

Rios and roi are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rios is recorded at frequency rank #46,946, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁiːoːs]. 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 76706, this pair ranks #277,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Rios vs roi

Shared letters: ior. Private to "Rios": s. Private to "roi": -.

"Rios" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Riosiros · rioss · riso · rois · rrios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Rios" and "roi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "Rios" or "roi" show up more?
"roi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,760 in our German list, against #46,946 for "Rios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Rios" and "roi".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rios" 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 #277,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rios" and "roi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rieb vs Rios". 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 #277,617 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