Which to use
“rohe” is an adjective and “rue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,484
- “rohe” frequency rank
- #16,534
- “rue” frequency rank
- 39018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rohe | rue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh | Reue |
Where the eye mixes rohe and rue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rohe vs rue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rohe is [ˈʁoːə] while rue is [ruː]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rohe is recorded at frequency rank #22,484, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːə]. rue is at rank #16,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ruː].
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 39018, this pair ranks #1,548,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rohe vs rue
Shared letters: er. Private to "rohe": ho. Private to "rue": u.
"rohe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rohe ← orhe · rhoe · roeh · rohhe · rrohe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rohe" for "rue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rohe" vs "rue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rohe" and "rue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rohe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,548,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rohe" and "rue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rofl vs rohe". 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 #1,548,373 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.