# Roa vs rua

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### rua
*verb · IPA [ˈrwa] · frequency rank #28,933*
Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de ruar.

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