Which to use
“Rocks” is a noun and “rohes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,758
- “Rocks” frequency rank
- #37,167
- “rohes” frequency rank
- 68925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rocks | rohes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rock | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh |
Where the eye mixes Rocks and rohes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rocks (CVCCC) and rohes (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Rocks vs rohes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rocks is [ʁɔks] while rohes is [ˈʁoːəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rocks is recorded at frequency rank #31,758, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɔks]. 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 68925, this pair ranks #492,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rocks vs rohes
Shared letters: ors. Private to "Rocks": ck. Private to "rohes": eh.
"Rocks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "rohes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rocks" for "rohes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Rocks" vs "rohes" - which ranks higher?
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 "Rocks" 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 #492,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rocks" 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 #492,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.