# roads vs roles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### roads
*noun · IPA /ɹoʊdz/ · frequency rank #2,759*
plural of road

### roles
*noun · IPA /ɹəʊlz/ · frequency rank #3,391*
plural of role

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