Which to use
“rood” and “roofs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,460
- “rood” frequency rank
- #13,413
- “roofs” frequency rank
- 61873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rood | roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. | plural of roof |
Where the eye mixes rood and roofs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rood and roofs
A purely visual mix-up. rood (/ɹuːd/) and roofs (/ɹuːvz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rood is recorded at frequency rank #48,460, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹuːd/. roofs is at rank #13,413, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹuːvz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61873, this pair ranks #91,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rood vs roofs
Shared letters: or. Private to "rood": d. Private to "roofs": fs.
"rood" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "roofs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rood" and "roofs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rood" vs "roofs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rood" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roofs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rood" and "roofs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rood vs rooks". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #91,697 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.