rozanvsrozarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“rozan” and “rozar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,193
“rozan” frequency rank
#39,444
“rozar” frequency rank
85637
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rozan rozar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rozar. Apenas tocar en movimiento un borde de un cuerpo físico a otro.

Where the eye mixes rozan and rozar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
rozan
5 ch
rozar

Visual trap between rozan and rozar

A purely visual mix-up. rozan ([ˈrosãn]) and rozar ([roˈsaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “rozan” becomes r in “rozar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rozan is recorded at frequency rank #46,193, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrosãn]. rozar is at rank #39,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈsaɾ].

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 85637, this pair ranks #5,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rozan vs rozar

Shared letters: aorz. Private to "rozan": n. Private to "rozar": -.

"rozan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rozar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rozanorzan · roazn · rozann · rozna · rozzan · rrozan · rzoan
  • rozarorzar · roazr · rozarr · rozra · rozzar · rrozar · rzoar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rozan" for "rozar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrosãn] versus [roˈsaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rozan" or "rozar"?
"rozar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,444 in our Spanish list, against #46,193 for "rozan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rozan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rozar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rozan" and "rozar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rosana vs rozan". 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 #5,961 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