roofs

/ɹuːvz/

//ɹuːvz// noun

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"roofs" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“roofs” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,413
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of roof

Corpus desk

Index EN-roofs · roofs · English

roofs · rank #13,413 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,413
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Romanian

Nearest frequency peer: Romanian (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “roofs”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “roofs” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

roofs vs ROS
0% similar
roofs vs room
60% similar
roofs vs root
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for roofs
PropertyValue
Headwordroofs
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹuːvz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,413
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “roofs”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).roofslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Romanian” (#13,412), “rotate” (#13,414), “resisting” (#13,411). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “roofs” is #13,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around roofs (IPA /ɹuːvz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,413 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of roof".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for roofs, with forms such as "orofs", "rofos", and "rofs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ROS", "room", "root", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English rofes, equivalent to roof + -s without voicing, first appearing in print in the 14th century. Displaced rooves as the standard plural in the early 17th century. The correct English form is roofs, spelled R-O-O-F-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of roof

Etymology

From Middle English rofes, equivalent to roof + -s without voicing, first appearing in print in the 14th century. Displaced rooves as the standard plural in the early 17th century.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orofs
  • rofos
  • rofs
  • rooffs
  • roofss
  • roosf
  • rroofs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of roofs - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orofs2rofos2rofs1rooffs1roofss1roosf2rroofs1
Edit distance from "roofs"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "roofs"?
"roofs" is spelled R-O-O-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹuːvz/.
What does "roofs" mean?
As a noun, "roofs" means: plural of roof
What words are commonly confused with "roofs"?
"roofs" is commonly confused with "ROS", "room", "root". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "roofs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roofs" is /ɹuːvz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "roofs"?
From Middle English rofes, equivalent to roof + -s without voicing, first appearing in print in the 14th century. Displaced rooves as the standard plural in the early 17th century. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "roofs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list