# roch vs ros

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### roch
*verb · IPA [ʁɔx] · frequency rank #19,021*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs riechen

### ros
*adjective · IPA [ros] · frequency rank #40,800*
blond

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/roch-vs-ros