# rec vs Roa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rec
*noun · IPA /ɹɛk/ · frequency rank #12,666*
Clipping of recreation.

### Roa
*name · frequency rank #42,385*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rec-vs-roa