Which to use
“roig” and “ruin” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,149
- “roig” frequency rank
- #30,659
- “ruin” frequency rank
- 58808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roig | ruin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rojo, carmesí, colorado, encarnado. | Que por su bajeza merece el desprecio. |
Where the eye mixes roig and ruin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses roig with ruin
A purely visual mix-up. roig ([ˈrotʃ]) and ruin ([ˈrwĩn]) 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 58808, 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]. ruin is at rank #30,659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈrwĩn].
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 58808, this pair ranks #65,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roig vs ruin
Shared letters: ir. Private to "roig": go. Private to "ruin": nu.
"roig" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "ruin" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roig" for "ruin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "roig" vs "ruin" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "roig" and "ruin" 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 "ruin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roig" and "ruin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rugir vs ruin". 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 #65,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.