Which to use
“roi” and “root” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,242
- “roi” frequency rank
- #29,828
- “root” frequency rank
- 65070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roi | root |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rey. | Raíz₁. |
Where the eye mixes roi and root
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: roi vs root
A purely visual mix-up. roi (/ʀwa/) and root (/ɹuːt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roi is recorded at frequency rank #35,242, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʀwa/. root is at rank #29,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹuːt/.
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 65070, this pair ranks #43,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roi vs root
Shared letters: or. Private to "roi": i. Private to "root": t.
"roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "root" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- root ← roott · rot · rroot
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roi" for "root" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "roi" or "root" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "roi" and "root" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "roi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "root" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roi" and "root" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rail vs roi". 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 #43,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.