# ROM vs Rua

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ROM
*name · IPA /ɹɒm/ · frequency rank #10,438*
Abbreviation of Romania.

### Rua
*name · frequency rank #49,605*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rom-vs-rua