Which to use
“rogue” and “roque” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,479
- “rogue” frequency rank
- #49,602
- “roque” frequency rank
- 58081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rogue | roque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person. | A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard surface. |
Where the eye mixes rogue and roque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rogue vs roque
A purely visual mix-up. rogue (/ˈɹəʊɡ/) and roque (/ɹoʊk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - g in “rogue” becomes q in “roque”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rogue is recorded at frequency rank #8,479, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹəʊɡ/. roque is at rank #49,602, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹoʊk/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58081, this pair ranks #114,984 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rogue vs roque
Shared letters: eoru. Private to "rogue": g. Private to "roque": q.
"rogue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "roque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rogue" and "roque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rogue" or "roque"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rogue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,984 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rogue" and "roque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rolfe vs roque". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #114,984 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.