Which to use
“roe” and “roi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,003
- “roe” frequency rank
- #547
- “roi” frequency rank
- 47550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roe | roi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Roue. | 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. |
Letter map: roe vs roi
Shared letters muted; letters that set roe and roi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on roe vs roi
roe and roi are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “roe” becomes i in “roi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roe is recorded at frequency rank #47,003, classified as anoun. 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 47550, this pair ranks #186,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roe vs roi
Shared letters: or. Private to "roe": e. Private to "roi": i.
"roe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "roi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "roe" and "roi" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "roe" or "roi"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "roe" and "roi".
- Full dictionary entry for "roe" 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 #186,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roe" and "roi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roe vs roya". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #186,070 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.