# Rose vs rouge

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rose
*noun · IPA [ˈʁoːzə] · frequency rank #3,617*
stacheliger Zierstrauch aus der Familie der Rosengewächse

### rouge
*adjective · IPA [ʀuːʒ] · frequency rank #22,869*
rot

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rose-vs-rouge