Roi
/ˈɹɔɪ/
"roi" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Roi” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,465 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #17,465
- frequency rank, English
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Roi islet, Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Roi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɔɪ/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #17,465 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Roi” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Roi is 3 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹɔɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,465 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Roi islet, Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Roi in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "RS", "RT", "RP", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Marshallese Ruot. The correct English form is Roi, spelled R-O-I.
Definition
- 1Roi islet, Kwajalein atoll, Marshall Islands.
Etymology
From Marshallese Ruot.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Roi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹɔɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “RS” - see the side-by-side comparison. Roi vs RS
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.