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.
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