# rocks vs rook

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rocks
*noun · IPA /ɹɒks/ · frequency rank #3,783*
plural of rock

### rook
*noun · IPA /ɹʊk/ · frequency rank #25,558*
A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

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