ReisvsroiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Reis” and “roi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,902
“Reis” frequency rank
#547
“roi” frequency rank
50449
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reis roi
Definition Riz. 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 Reis and roi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Reis
3 ch
roi

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Reis (\raɪ̯s\) 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 50449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reis is recorded at frequency rank #49,902, classified as anoun, pronounced \raɪ̯s\. 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 50449, this pair ranks #162,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Reis vs roi

Shared letters: ir. Private to "Reis": es. Private to "roi": o.

"Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reiseris · reiss · resi · rreis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Reis" and "roi" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\raɪ̯s\ versus \ʁwa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Reis" or "roi"?
"roi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #547 in our French list, against #49,902 for "Reis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list