Which to use
“roch” is a verb and “roi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,021
- “roch” frequency rank
- #29,760
- “roi” frequency rank
- 48781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roch | roi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs riechen | König |
Letter map: roch vs roi
Shared letters muted; letters that set roch and roi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: roch vs roi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: roch is averb and roianoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roch is recorded at frequency rank #19,021, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁɔx]. 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 48781, this pair ranks #1,235,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roch vs roi
Shared letters: or. Private to "roch": ch. Private to "roi": i.
"roch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- roch ← orch · rcoh · rocch · rochh · rohc · rroch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roch" for "roi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "roch" vs "roi" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "roch" 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 #1,235,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roch" 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 #1,235,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.