# roque

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹoʊk/ · frequency rank #49,602

## Definitions
1. A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard surface.

## Etymology
Coined 1899 by removing the first and last letters from croquet.

## Easily confused with
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rue)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rose)
- **Rowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rowe)
- **rout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rout)
- **roux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-roux)
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rote)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rove)
- **route** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-route)
- **rouge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rouge)
- **Rosie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rosie)
- **Royce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-royce)
- **rouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rouse)
- **Rouen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roque-vs-rouen)
- **roe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roe-vs-roque)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rome-vs-roque)
- **rope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rope-vs-roque)
- **rode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rode-vs-roque)
- **robe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robe-vs-roque)
- **rogue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rogue-vs-roque)
- **roche** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roche-vs-roque)

## Common misspellings (6)
`orque`, `roqeu`, `roqque`, `rouqe`, `rqoue`, `rroque`

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