Which to use
“rogner” and “ruiner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,287
- “rogner” frequency rank
- #10,938
- “ruiner” frequency rank
- 56225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rogner | ruiner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retrancher, ôter quelque chose sur les extrémités, sur les bords d’une étoffe, d’un cuir, d’un morceau de bois, etc. | Détruire, transformer en ruine, abattre. |
Where the eye mixes rogner and ruiner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rogner (CVCCVC) and ruiner (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rogner vs ruiner
A purely visual mix-up. rogner (\ʁɔ.ɲe\) and ruiner (\ʁɥi.ne\) 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 56225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rogner is recorded at frequency rank #45,287, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɔ.ɲe\. ruiner is at rank #10,938, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɥi.ne\.
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 56225, this pair ranks #122,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rogner vs ruiner
Shared letters: enr. Private to "rogner": go. Private to "ruiner": iu.
"rogner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ruiner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rogner" and "ruiner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rogner" vs "ruiner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rogner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruiner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rogner" and "ruiner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Riner vs rogner". 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 #122,436 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.