rvsR1What's the difference?

Quick tell: r is a character, R1 is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“r” is a character and “R1” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#637
“r” frequency rank
#33,425
“R1” frequency rank
34062
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature r R1
Definition Dix-huitième lettre et quatorzième consonne de l’alphabet (minuscule). Régionale 1 (niveau de championnat en France).

Letter map: r vs R1

Shared letters muted; letters that set r and R1 apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

1 ch
r
2 ch
R1

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: r is acharacter and R1anoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “r” sits inside “R1”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

r is recorded at frequency rank #637, classified as acharacter, pronounced \ɛʁ\. R1 is at rank #33,425, tagged as anoun.

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 34062, this pair ranks #286,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of r vs R1

Shared letters: r. Private to "r": -. Private to "R1": -.

"r" · 1 letters · shape C  ·  "R1" · 1 letters · shape C

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "r" and "R1" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "r" is a character and "R1" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "r" or "R1"?
"r" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #637 in our French list, against #33,425 for "R1". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "r" and "R1". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "r" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "R1" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #286,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "r" and "R1" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "R1 vs rog". Nearby pair

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list