# rite vs rove

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rite
*noun · IPA /ɹaɪt/ · frequency rank #12,491*
A religious custom.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rite-vs-rove