Which to use
“rog” and “root” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,334
- “rog” frequency rank
- #26,161
- “root” frequency rank
- 75495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rog | root |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | « ? » ou point d’interrogation | Compte administrateur sur Unix. |
Where the eye mixes rog and root
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rog with root
A purely visual mix-up. rog (\ʁɔɡ\) and root (\ʁut\) 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 75495, 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\. root is at rank #26,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁut\.
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 75495, this pair ranks #33,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rog vs root
Shared letters: or. Private to "rog": g. Private to "root": t.
"rog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "root" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- root ← orot · roott · roto · rroot
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rog" for "root" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rog" or "root" show up more?
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 "rog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "root" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rog" and "root" 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 #33,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.