Which to use
“rog” and “rôle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,334
- “rog” frequency rank
- #606
- “rôle” frequency rank
- 49940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rog | rôle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | « ? » ou point d’interrogation | Rouleau de papier, de parchemin, sur lequel on écrivait des actes, des titres. |
Where the eye mixes rog and rôle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between rog and rôle
A purely visual mix-up. rog (\ʁɔɡ\) and rôle (\ʁol\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49940, 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\. rôle is at rank #606, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁol\.
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 49940, this pair ranks #166,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rog vs rôle
Shared letters: r. Private to "rog": go. Private to "rôle": elô.
"rog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rôle" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rog" for "rôle" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rog" or "rôle" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rôle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rog" and "rôle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rog vs roya". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #166,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.