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.
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
- Reis ← eris · reiss · resi · rreis