RocasvsrocheWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Rocas is a name, roche is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Rocas” is a name and “roche” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,666
“Rocas” frequency rank
#32,860
“roche” frequency rank
38526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rocas roche
Definition Apellido. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de rochar.

Where the eye mixes Rocas and roche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Rocas
5 ch
roche

Visual trap between Rocas and roche

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rocas is [ˈrokas] while roche is [ˈrot͡ʃe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rocas is recorded at frequency rank #5,666, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈrokas]. roche is at rank #32,860, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrot͡ʃe].

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 38526, this pair ranks #169,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Rocas vs roche

Shared letters: cor. Private to "Rocas": as. Private to "roche": eh.

"Rocas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "roche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rocasorcas · rcoas · roacs · rocass · roccas · rocsa · rrocas
  • rocheorche · rcohe · rocche · roceh · rochhe · rohce · rroche

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Rocas" and "roche" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Rocas" is a name and "roche" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Rocas" vs "roche" - which ranks higher?
"Rocas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,666 in our Spanish list, against #32,860 for "roche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rocas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "roche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #169,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rocas" and "roche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roche vs rocks". 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 #169,526 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