# roles vs roses

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### roses
*noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊzɪz/ · frequency rank #7,052*
plural of rose

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