# roger vs roster

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### roger
*intj · IPA /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/ · frequency rank #3,721*
Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)

### roster
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɒs.tə/ · frequency rank #6,176*
A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

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