# roots vs ROS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### roots
*noun · IPA /ɹuːts/ · frequency rank #4,047*
plural of root

### ROS
*noun · frequency rank #19,685*
Abbreviation of reactive oxygen species.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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