# rife vs rove

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rife
*adjective · IPA /ɹaɪf/ · frequency rank #23,975*
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).

### rove
*verb · IPA /ɹəʊv/ · frequency rank #34,672*
To shoot with arrows (at).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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