# rote vs row

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rote
*noun · IPA /ɹəʊt/ · frequency rank #32,570*
Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.

### row
*noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #2,498*
A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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