Which to use
“roc” and “rou” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,935
- “roc” frequency rank
- #48,169
- “rou” frequency rank
- 59104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roc | rou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masse de pierre très dure, qui tient au sol. | Synonyme de rohu (poisson). |
Where the eye mixes roc and rou
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. roc (\ʁɔk\) and rou (\ʁu\) 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 - c in “roc” becomes u in “rou”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roc is recorded at frequency rank #10,935, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔk\. rou is at rank #48,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁu\.
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 59104, this pair ranks #105,054 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roc vs rou
Shared letters: or. Private to "roc": c. Private to "rou": u.
"roc" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rou" · 3 letters · shape CVV