Which to use
“rois” is a noun and “roya” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,283
- “rois” frequency rank
- #49,922
- “roya” frequency rank
- 54205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rois | roya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de roi. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de royer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rois and roya apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rois is \ʁwa\ while roya is \ʁwa.ja\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rois is recorded at frequency rank #4,283, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁwa\. roya is at rank #49,922, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁwa.ja\.
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 54205, this pair ranks #135,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rois vs roya
Shared letters: or. Private to "rois": is. Private to "roya": ay.
"rois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "roya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV