# rough vs ruth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rough
*adjective · IPA /ɹʌf/ · frequency rank #3,083*
Not smooth; uneven.

### ruth
*noun · IPA /ɹuːθ/ · frequency rank #6,615*
Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.

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