# romaine vs roman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### romaine
*noun · IPA /ɹoʊˈmeɪn/ · frequency rank #45,056*
Ellipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”).

### 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.
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