Which to use
“rob” and “roi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,552
- “rob” frequency rank
- #547
- “roi” frequency rank
- 10099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rob | roi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suc épaissi et dépuré de plantes, de fruits cuits. | 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 rob and roi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rob vs roi
A purely visual mix-up. rob (\ʁɔb\) 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 a single letter - b in “rob” becomes i in “roi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rob is recorded at frequency rank #9,552, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔb\. 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 10099, this pair ranks #414,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rob vs roi
Shared letters: or. Private to "rob": b. Private to "roi": i.
"rob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rob" for "roi" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rob" 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 "rob" 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 #414,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rob" and "roi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rob vs roya". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #414,228 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.