# Roa vs ru

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Roa
*name · IPA [ˈroa] · frequency rank #23,934*
Apellido

### ru
*noun · IPA /ˈryː/ · frequency rank #21,828*
Calle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/roa-vs-ru