rogvsrteWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#49,334
“rog” frequency rank
#27,606
“rte” frequency rank
76940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rog rte
Definition « ? » ou point d’interrogation Route.

Where the eye mixes rog and rte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
rog
3 ch
rte

Look-alike desk: rog vs rte

A purely visual mix-up. rog (\ʁɔɡ\) and rte (\ʁut\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76940, 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\. rte is at rank #27,606, 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 76940, this pair ranks #29,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rog vs rte

Shared letters: r. Private to "rog": go. Private to "rte": et.

"rog" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "rte" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rog" for "rte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɔɡ\ versus \ʁut\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rog" or "rte"?
"rte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,606 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.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "rog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rog" and "rte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rog vs roya". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #29,748 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