rasvsrogWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ras is a adjective, rog is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ras” is an adjective and “rog” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,546
“ras” frequency rank
#49,334
“rog” frequency rank
55880
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ras rog
Definition Qui a le poil très court, coupé tout près de la peau, en parlant d’un être vivant. « ? » ou point d’interrogation

Where the eye mixes ras and rog

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
ras
3 ch
rog

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ras is \ʁa\ while rog is \ʁɔɡ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ras is recorded at frequency rank #6,546, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa\. rog is at rank #49,334, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔɡ\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 55880, this pair ranks #124,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ras vs rog

Shared letters: r. Private to "ras": as. Private to "rog": go.

"ras" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "rog" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ras" and "rog" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ras" is an adjective and "rog" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ras" or "rog"?
"ras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,546 in our French list, against #49,334 for "rog". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list