# Roa vs rue

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### rue
*verb · IPA [ˈrwe] · frequency rank #21,145*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo 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-rue