Which to use
“Re” and “roi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,641
- “Re” frequency rank
- #547
- “roi” frequency rank
- 3188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Re | roi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Taux effectif de transmission d’une maladie. | Titre porté par celui qui règne sur un peuple, un État, en particulier un État monarchique, et qui tient sa fonction de l’hérédité ou de l’élection ; celui qui est à la tête d’un royaume. |
Where the eye mixes Re and roi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between Re and roi
A purely visual mix-up. Re (\ɛ.ʁœ\) and roi (\ʁwa\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Re is recorded at frequency rank #2,641, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ.ʁœ\. roi is at rank #547, 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 3188, this pair ranks #434,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Re vs roi
Shared letters: r. Private to "Re": e. Private to "roi": io.
"Re" · 2 letters · shape CV · "roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Re" and "roi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Re" or "roi" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Re" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Re" and "roi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Re vs Reis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #434,580 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.