Which to use
“rog” is a noun and “rogue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,334
- “rog” frequency rank
- #20,845
- “rogue” frequency rank
- 70179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rog | rogue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | « ? » ou point d’interrogation | Qui est hautain, arrogant, d’un abord raide et désagréable. |
Same sound, different letters: rog vs rogue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. rog runs 3 letters (CVC) against rogue's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - rog and rogue
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rog and rogue carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɔɡ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rog” sits inside “rogue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rog is recorded at frequency rank #49,334, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔɡ\. rogue is at rank #20,845, tagged as anadj, 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 70179, this pair ranks #52,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rog vs rogue
Shared letters: gor. Private to "rog": -. Private to "rogue": eu.
"rog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rogue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rogue ← rgoue · rogeu · roggue · rrogue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rog" and "rogue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rog" or "rogue"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "rog" / "rogue". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rogue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rog" and "rogue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rog vs roya". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #52,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.