Which to use
“reges” is an adjective and “Roses” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,582
- “reges” frequency rank
- #41,428
- “Roses” frequency rank
- 78010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reges | Roses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rege | eine Fischerstadt an der Costa Brava (span. Name: Rosas) |
Letter map: reges vs Roses
Shared letters muted; letters that set reges and Roses apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. reges and Roses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - reges and Roses
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reges is anadjective and Rosesaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78010, 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]. Roses is at rank #41,428, tagged as aname, 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 78010, this pair ranks #247,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reges vs Roses
Shared letters: ers. Private to "reges": g. Private to "Roses": o.
"reges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Roses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reges" for "Roses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reges" or "Roses"?
What to do next
Pair "reges" vs "Roses" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "reges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Roses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reges" and "Roses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Roses". 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 #247,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.