Which to use
“road” is a noun and “roh” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,385
- “road” frequency rank
- #17,114
- “roh” frequency rank
- 24499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | road | roh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Straße | nicht gekocht |
Where the eye mixes road and roh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between road and roh
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: road is [rəʊd] while roh is [ʁoː]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
road is recorded at frequency rank #7,385, classified as anoun, pronounced [rəʊd]. roh is at rank #17,114, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁoː].
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 24499, this pair ranks #1,846,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of road vs roh
Shared letters: or. Private to "road": ad. Private to "roh": h.
"road" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "roh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- road ← orad · raod · roadd · roda · rroad
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "road" and "roh" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "road" or "roh" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "road" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,846,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "road" and "roh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roh vs RUB". 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 #1,846,724 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.