rojovsrosWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“rojo” and “ros” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,505
“rojo” frequency rank
#34,024
“ros” frequency rank
63529
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rojo ros
Definition vermelho louro

Letter map: rojo vs ros

Shared letters muted; letters that set rojo and ros apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
rojo
3 ch
ros

Spelling & dictionary notes on rojo vs ros

rojo and ros are indexed as a confusable Portuguese 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 63529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rojo is recorded at frequency rank #29,505, classified as anadj. ros is at rank #34,024, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ros/.

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 63529, this pair ranks #6,149 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rojo vs ros

Shared letters: or. Private to "rojo": j. Private to "ros": s.

"rojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "ros" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rojoorjo · rjoo · rojjo · rooj · rrojo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rojo" for "ros" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "rojo" vs "ros" - which ranks higher?
"rojo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,505 in our Portuguese list, against #34,024 for "ros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rojo" and "ros".

  • Full dictionary entry for "rojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,149 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rojo" and "ros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ros vs rust". 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 #6,149 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list