Which to use
“raue” and “rogue” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,891
- “raue” frequency rank
- #34,338
- “rogue” frequency rank
- 59229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raue | rogue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rau | allein und bösartig: einzelgängerisch, aggressiv |
Letter map: raue vs rogue
Shared letters muted; letters that set raue and rogue apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. raue runs 4 letters (CVVV) against rogue's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: raue and rogue
raue and rogue are indexed as a confusable German 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 59229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raue is recorded at frequency rank #24,891, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaʊ̯ə]. rogue is at rank #34,338, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 59229, this pair ranks #832,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raue vs rogue
Shared letters: eru. Private to "raue": a. Private to "rogue": go.
"raue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "rogue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "raue" vs "rogue" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "raue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rogue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #832,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raue" and "rogue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs rogue". 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 #832,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.