# riot vs rout

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### riot
*noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪ.ət/ · frequency rank #6,174*
A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.

### rout
*noun · IPA /ɹaʊt/ · frequency rank #25,914*
A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular (archaic), a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone.

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