# rode vs Ross

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rode
*verb · IPA /ɹəʊd/ · frequency rank #8,198*
simple past of ride

### Ross
*name · IPA /ɹɔs/ · frequency rank #3,722*
An English and Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic derived from any of several places of that name, from Scottish Gaelic ros (“headland”).

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