# roman vs royal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### royal
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹɔɪ.əl/ · frequency rank #1,500*
Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.

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