# romp vs Roxy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### romp
*verb · IPA /ɹɒmp/ · frequency rank #35,056*
To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.

### Roxy
*name · IPA /ˈɹɒksi/ · frequency rank #22,802*
A diminutive of the female given names Roxana, Roxane, and Roxanne.

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