rasvsRoxasConfusable pair

Quick tell: ras is a noun, Roxas is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ras” is a noun and “Roxas” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,193
“ras” frequency rank
#46,747
“Roxas” frequency rank
68940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ras Roxas
Definition An Ethiopian king or prince. A surname from Spanish.

Letter map: ras vs Roxas

Shared letters muted; letters that set ras and Roxas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch
ras
5 ch
Roxas

Grammar separator: ras vs Roxas

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ras is anoun and Roxasaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ras is recorded at frequency rank #22,193, classified as anoun. Roxas is at rank #46,747, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈɾoː.hɐs/.

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 68940, this pair ranks #56,719 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ras vs Roxas

Shared letters: ars. Private to "ras": -. Private to "Roxas": ox.

"ras" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Roxas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Roxasorxas · roaxs · roxass · roxsa · roxxas · rroxas · rxoas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ras" and "Roxas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ras" is a noun and "Roxas" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary English text, does "ras" or "Roxas" show up more?
"ras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,193 in our English list, against #46,747 for "Roxas". 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 "ras" and "Roxas".

  • Full dictionary entry for "ras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Roxas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,719 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ras" and "Roxas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rooks vs Roxas". 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 #56,719 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list