Which to use
“roig” and “rojo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,149
- “roig” frequency rank
- #1,273
- “rojo” frequency rank
- 29422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roig | rojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rojo, carmesí, colorado, encarnado. | Del color percibido por el ojo humano de la luz con una longitud de onda entre 630 nanómetros y 760 nanómetros. Convencionalmente se considera uno de los siete del arcoíris o espectro solar. :* Color: . |
Where the eye mixes roig and rojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: roig vs rojo
A purely visual mix-up. roig ([ˈrotʃ]) and rojo ([ˈroxo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roig is recorded at frequency rank #28,149, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈrotʃ]. rojo is at rank #1,273, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈroxo].
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 29422, this pair ranks #217,080 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roig vs rojo
Shared letters: or. Private to "roig": gi. Private to "rojo": j.
"roig" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "rojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "roig" and "rojo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "roig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,080 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roig" and "rojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rail vs roig". 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 #217,080 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.