Which to use
“roe” and “rois” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,003
- “roe” frequency rank
- #4,283
- “rois” frequency rank
- 51286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roe | rois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Roue. | Pluriel de roi. |
Letter map: roe vs rois
Shared letters muted; letters that set roe and rois apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on roe vs rois
roe and rois 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roe is recorded at frequency rank #47,003, classified as anoun. 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 51286, this pair ranks #156,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roe vs rois
Shared letters: or. Private to "roe": e. Private to "rois": is.
"roe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "rois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rois ← oris · roiss · rosi · rrois
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roe" for "rois" ever safe?
Which is more common, "roe" or "rois"?
Useful next steps
Pair "roe" vs "rois" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "roe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roe" and "rois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roe vs roya". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #156,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.