Which to use
“reges” and “rohes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,582
- “reges” frequency rank
- #37,167
- “rohes” frequency rank
- 73749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reges | rohes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rege | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh |
Where the eye mixes reges and rohes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reges and rohes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reges with rohes
A purely visual mix-up. reges ([ˈʁeːɡəs]) and rohes ([ˈʁoːəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reges is recorded at frequency rank #36,582, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡəs]. rohes is at rank #37,167, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːəs].
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 73749, this pair ranks #351,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reges vs rohes
Shared letters: ers. Private to "reges": g. Private to "rohes": ho.
"reges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rohes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reges" and "rohes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reges" or "rohes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rohes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reges" and "rohes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs rohes". 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 #351,932 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.