roivsRusWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#29,760
“roi” frequency rank
#30,267
“Rus” frequency rank
60027
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature roi Rus
Definition König Gebiet der ostslawischen Staats- und Gemeinwesen vom 9. bis zum 17. Jahrhundert

Letter map: roi vs Rus

Shared letters muted; letters that set roi and Rus apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
roi
3 ch
Rus

Pair insight - roi / Rus

roi and Rus 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

roi is recorded at frequency rank #29,760, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Rus is at rank #30,267, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁʊs].

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 60027, this pair ranks #802,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of roi vs Rus

Shared letters: r. Private to "roi": io. Private to "Rus": su.

"roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "Rus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "roi" and "Rus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "roi" vs "Rus" - which ranks higher?
"roi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,760 in our German list, against #30,267 for "Rus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "roi" vs "Rus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "roi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Rus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #802,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "roi" and "Rus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs roi". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #802,338 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