Which to use
“rab” and “roy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,929
- “rab” frequency rank
- #3,220
- “roy” frequency rank
- 33149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rab | roy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reste, supplément. | De 1694 à 1740 : Orthographe de l’Académie française de roi. |
Where the eye mixes rab and roy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. rab (\ʁab\) and roy (\ʁwa\) 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 33149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rab is recorded at frequency rank #29,929, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁab\. roy is at rank #3,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁwa\.
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 33149, this pair ranks #292,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rab vs roy
Shared letters: r. Private to "rab": ab. Private to "roy": oy.
"rab" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "roy" · 3 letters · shape CVV