Rose or rosé?
Both are forms of rise: rose is the simple past of rise, and rosé the simple past of rise. On its own, rose is a noun meaning “A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers”, and rosé a noun meaning “A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) rose is about as common as rosé.
What is the difference between rose and rosé?
| rose | rosé | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb, adjective | noun, verb, adjective |
| Meaning | A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers A flower of the rose plant To make rose-colored; to redden or flush | A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers A flower of the rose plant To make rose-colored; to redden or flush |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | roses rosés | roses rosés |
| Pronunciation | /ɹəʊz/ [ɹ̠ʷəʊz̥] /ɹoʊz/ | /ɹəʊz/ [ɹ̠ʷəʊz̥] /ɹoʊz/ |
| In writing | 66 times per million words | 66 times per million words |
Sources: rose and rosé in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of rose and rosé
rose
- 1
A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers
- 2
To make rose-colored; to redden or flush
- 3
Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy
- 4
Alternative spelling of rosé
- 5
IrelandinformalA regional contestant in the annual Rose of Tralee contest
- 6
Alternative form of rosé wine
- 7
Dated spelling of aerose
- 8
A flower of the rose plant
rosé
- 1
A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers
- 2
To make rose-colored; to redden or flush
- 3
Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy
- 4
Alternative spelling of rosé
- 5
IrelandinformalA regional contestant in the annual Rose of Tralee contest
- 6
Alternative form of rosé wine
- 7
Dated spelling of aerose
- 8
A flower of the rose plant
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, rose or rosé?
rose appears 66 times per million words; rosé 66 times per million words.
rose 66 times per million wordsrosé 66 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).