# fro vs frock

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fro
*adverb · IPA /fɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #19,093*
From; away; back or backward.

### frock
*noun · IPA /fɹɒk/ · frequency rank #33,656*
A dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fro-vs-frock