English homophones

rota/rotor

"rotor" (#16,789 written frequency) beats "rota" (#41,860) in this 2-word /ˈɹəʊtə/ cluster. Size rank #133 of 1,007 English groups.

Data vintage 2026-09-03

Frequency splits the cluster

These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈɹəʊtə/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "rotor" leads at #16,789, with "rota" trailing at #41,860.

Shared letters across rota, rotor: ort. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

rota
4 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCV
Inventory aort · private a
rotor
5 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCVC
Inventory ort · no private letters vs siblings

Write "rota" when you mean: A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) cale…
Write "rotor" when you mean: A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.

Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.

noun · /ˈɹəʊtə/ · #41,860 frequency

A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.

noun · /ˈɹəʊ.tə/ · #16,789 frequency

A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.

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"rotor" is the most frequent headword in this 2-spelling cluster (rank #16,789 in English). Full entry
Among English homophone groups, a cluster of 2 spellings ranks #133 by size (1,007 groups in this vintage). Corpus statistics
Explore a nearby 2-spelling cluster: rode · rowed. Nearby cluster
Each spelling in "rota, rotor" has its own headword page with definition, IPA, and misspelling variants. First entry

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