roguish
/ˈɹəʊɡɪʃ/
"roguish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“roguish” is uncommon English (frequency #81,775 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,775
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
Corpus desk
Index EN-roguish · roguish · English
roguish · rank #81,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,775
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 21,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Roddenberry
Nearest frequency peer: Roddenberry (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “roguish”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Robey
Robey
18,229 corpus weight
- Rockwall
Rockwall
18,228 corpus weight
- Roddenberry
Roddenberry
18,227 corpus weight
- roguish
roguish
18,226 corpus weight
- roid
roid
18,225 corpus weight
- roiling
roiling
18,224 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “roguish” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roguish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɹəʊɡɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “roguish” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
roguish is uncommon English at frequency #81,775 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɹəʊɡɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for roguish, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From rogue + -ish. The correct English form is roguish, spelled R-O-G-U-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
- 2Mischievous and playful.
Etymology
From rogue + -ish.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "roguish", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.