ReisvsroisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,902
“Reis” frequency rank
#4,283
“rois” frequency rank
54185
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reis rois
Definition Riz. Pluriel de roi.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Reis and rois apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
Reis
4 ch
rois

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Reis (\raɪ̯s\) and rois (\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 a single letter - e in “Reis” becomes o in “rois”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54185, 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\. rois is at rank #4,283, 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 54185, this pair ranks #135,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Reis vs rois

Shared letters: irs. Private to "Reis": e. Private to "rois": o.

"Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "rois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reiseris · reiss · resi · rreis
  • roisoris · roiss · rosi · rrois

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Reis" and "rois" 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 "rois"?
"rois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,283 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