Which to use
“rog” and “rus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,334
- “rog” frequency rank
- #37,537
- “rus” frequency rank
- 86871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rog | rus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | « ? » ou point d’interrogation | Pluriel de ru. |
Where the eye mixes rog and rus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. rog and rus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rog vs rus
A purely visual mix-up. rog (\ʁɔɡ\) and rus (\ʁy\) 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 86871, 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\. rus is at rank #37,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁy\.
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 86871, this pair ranks #9,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rog vs rus
Shared letters: r. Private to "rog": go. Private to "rus": su.
"rog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rog" for "rus" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rog" or "rus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rog" and "rus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rog" and "rus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rog vs roya". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.