Which to use
“rôle” is a noun and “royer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #606
- “rôle” frequency rank
- #30,787
- “royer” frequency rank
- 31393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rôle | royer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rouleau de papier, de parchemin, sur lequel on écrivait des actes, des titres. | Aérer la terre en y creusant des sillons. |
Where the eye mixes rôle and royer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rôle and royer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rôle is \ʁol\ while royer is \ʁwa.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rôle is recorded at frequency rank #606, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁol\. royer is at rank #30,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁwa.je\.
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 31393, this pair ranks #304,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rôle vs royer
Shared letters: er. Private to "rôle": lô. Private to "royer": oy.
"rôle" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "royer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- royer ← oryer · roeyr · royerr · royre · royyer · rroyer · ryoer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rôle" and "royer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rôle" vs "royer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rôle" and "royer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rôle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "royer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rôle" and "royer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roya vs royer". 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 #304,065 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.