robvsrogConfusable pair

Which to use

“rob” and “rog” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,552
“rob” frequency rank
#49,334
“rog” frequency rank
58886
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rob rog
Definition Suc épaissi et dépuré de plantes, de fruits cuits. « ? » ou point d’interrogation

Where the eye mixes rob and rog

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
rob
3 ch
rog

Visual trap between rob and rog

A purely visual mix-up. rob (\ʁɔb\) and rog (\ʁɔɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “rob” becomes g in “rog”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rob is recorded at frequency rank #9,552, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔb\. 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 58886, this pair ranks #106,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rob vs rog

Shared letters: or. Private to "rob": b. Private to "rog": g.

"rob" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "rog" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rob" for "rog" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɔb\ versus \ʁɔɡ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rob" or "rog"?
"rob" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,552 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.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rog" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #106,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rob" and "rog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rog vs roya". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #106,316 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list