revoquevsRoqueConfusable pair

Quick tell: revoque is a noun, Roque is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“revoque” is a noun and “Roque” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,425
“revoque” frequency rank
#10,569
“Roque” frequency rank
54994
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revoque Roque
Definition Acción y efecto de revocar las casas y las paredes. Nombre de pila de varón.

Where the eye mixes revoque and Roque

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
revoque
5 ch
Roque

Look-alike desk: revoque vs Roque

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revoque is [reˈβ̞oke] while Roque is [ˈroke]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revoque is recorded at frequency rank #44,425, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞oke]. Roque is at rank #10,569, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈroke].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 54994, this pair ranks #80,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revoque vs Roque

Shared letters: eoqru. Private to "revoque": v. Private to "Roque": -.

"revoque" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "Roque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revoqueervoque · reboque · reovque · revoqeu · revoqque · revouqe · revqoue · revvoque
  • Roqueorque · roqeu · roqque · rouqe · rqoue · rroque

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "revoque" and "Roque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revoque" is a noun and "Roque" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "revoque" vs "Roque" - which ranks higher?
"Roque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,569 in our Spanish list, against #44,425 for "revoque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "revoque" and "Roque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revoque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Roque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #80,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revoque" and "Roque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retoques vs revoque". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #80,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list