# roles vs ropes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ropes
*noun · IPA /ɹoʊps/ · frequency rank #11,955*
plural of rope

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