roan
[ˈroãn]
The verdict
“roan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,759 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,759
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de roer.
Corpus desk
Index ES-roan · roan · Spanish
roan · rank #96,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,759
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH romaníes
Nearest frequency peer: romaníes (+2 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “roan”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- revolotea
revolotea
3,249 corpus weight
- rictus
rictus
3,246 corpus weight
- roan
roan
3,242 corpus weight
- romaníes
romaníes
3,240 corpus weight
- rotatorios
rotatorios
3,239 corpus weight
- rumbas
rumbas
3,236 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “roan” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈroãn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #96,759 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “roan” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
roan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,759 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈroãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for roan in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is roan, spelled R-O-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de roer.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de roer.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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