rohesvsroleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rohes is a adjective, role is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rohes” is an adjective and “role” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,167
“rohes” frequency rank
#35,998
“role” frequency rank
73165
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rohes role
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh die Rolle

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rohes and role apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
rohes
4 ch
role

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rohes is anadjective and roleanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rohes is recorded at frequency rank #37,167, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːəs]. role is at rank #35,998, 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 73165, this pair ranks #367,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rohes vs role

Shared letters: eor. Private to "rohes": hs. Private to "role": l.

"rohes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rohesorhes · rhoes · roehs · rohess · rohhes · rohse · rrohes
  • roleorle · rloe · roel · rrole

Frequency comparison

rohes#37,167
role#35,998

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rohes" and "role" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rohes" is an adjective and "role" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rohes" or "role"?
"role" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,998 in our German list, against #37,167 for "rohes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rohes vs role

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “rohes”; for a noun, it's “role”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rohes” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list