# Roan vs roman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Roan
*name · IPA /ˈɹoʊ.ən/ · frequency rank #40,879*
A surname.

### roman
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹəʊmən/ · frequency rank #3,023*
Upright, as opposed to italic.

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