Which to use
“rogue” is an adjective and “shops” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,338
- “rogue” frequency rank
- #11,970
- “shops” frequency rank
- 46308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rogue | shops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | allein und bösartig: einzelgängerisch, aggressiv | Plural des Substantivs shop |
Letter map: rogue vs shops
Shared letters muted; letters that set rogue and shops apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. rogue (CVCVV) and shops (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - rogue and shops
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rogue is anadjective and shopsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rogue is recorded at frequency rank #34,338, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. shops is at rank #11,970, tagged as anoun, 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 46308, this pair ranks #1,323,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rogue vs shops
Shared letters: o. Private to "rogue": egru. Private to "shops": hps.
"rogue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "shops" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rogue" and "shops" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rogue" or "shops" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rogue" and "shops".
- Full dictionary entry for "rogue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,323,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rogue" and "shops" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs rogue". 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 #1,323,613 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.