# rho vs rood

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rho
*noun · IPA /ɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #36,739*
The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.

### rood
*noun · IPA /ɹuːd/ · frequency rank #48,460*
A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rho-vs-rood