# roger

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/ · frequency rank #3,721

## Definitions
1. Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)

## Etymology
From Roger, used circa 1940 in UK and US military communication to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in received, used to acknowledge understanding a message. "Roger" for "received" was in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.

## Easily confused with
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rose)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rome)
- **rope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rope)
- **Rowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rowe)
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rote)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rove)
- **roles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-roles)
- **roses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-roses)
- **rogue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rogue)
- **ruler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-ruler)
- **rover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rover)
- **Romeo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-romeo)
- **ropes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-ropes)
- **rouge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rouge)
- **ryder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-ryder)
- **rotor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rotor)
- **rosen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rosen)
- **Rolex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rolex)
- **rower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rower)
- **roper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-roper)

## Common misspellings (7)
`orger`, `rgoer`, `roegr`, `rogerr`, `rogger`, `rogre`, `rroger`

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