rogvsrunConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#49,334
“rog” frequency rank
#9,908
“run” frequency rank
59242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rog run
Definition « ? » ou point d’interrogation Nom de l’étendue de pâturages, en Australie, accordée aux propriétaires de troupeaux de moutons.

Where the eye mixes rog and run

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

3 ch
rog
3 ch
run

Why the eye confuses rog with run

A purely visual mix-up. rog (\ʁɔɡ\) and run (\ʁœn\) 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 59242, 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\. run is at rank #9,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁœn\.

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 59242, this pair ranks #104,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rog vs run

Shared letters: r. Private to "rog": go. Private to "run": nu.

"rog" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "run" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rog" for "run" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɔɡ\ versus \ʁœn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rog" vs "run" - which ranks higher?
"run" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,908 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.

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 "run" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #104,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rog" and "run" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rog vs roya". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #104,262 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