Which to use
“road” and “roi” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,385
- “road” frequency rank
- #29,760
- “roi” frequency rank
- 37145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | road | roi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Straße | König |
Letter map: road vs roi
Shared letters muted; letters that set road and roi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - road / roi
road 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 37145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
road is recorded at frequency rank #7,385, classified as anoun, pronounced [rəʊd]. 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 37145, this pair ranks #1,597,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of road vs roi
Shared letters: or. Private to "road": ad. Private to "roi": i.
"road" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- road ← orad · raod · roadd · roda · rroad
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "road" and "roi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "road" or "roi"?
After this comparison
Pair "road" vs "roi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "road" 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 #1,597,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "road" and "roi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs roi". 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 #1,597,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.