# Rowe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #18,421

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
3. A census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.

## Etymology
* As an English surname, from Middle English Rowe, from the noun row. Compare Rew and Rawe.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Rolfe, Rough, Ralph, Rowson.

## Easily confused with
- **RW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rw)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-roy)
- **rue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rue)
- **rye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rye)
- **rule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rule)
- **rude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rude)
- **rows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rows)
- **Roxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-roxy)
- **ruse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-ruse)
- **rune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rune)
- **rube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rube)
- **Ryde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-ryde)
- **Royce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-royce)
- **rower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rower)
- **rowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rowed)
- **Rowley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rowley)
- **Rowena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rowena)
- **re** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/re-vs-rowe)
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/row-vs-rowe)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raw-vs-rowe)

## Common misspellings (5)
`orwe`, `roew`, `rowwe`, `rrowe`, `rwoe`

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