# ran vs roe

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ran
*verb · IPA /ɹæn/ · frequency rank #24,290*
Pasado simple (irregular) del verbo (to) run.

### roe
*verb · IPA [ˈroe] · frequency rank #39,442*
Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de roer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/ran-vs-roe