Which to use
“roque” and “rou” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,785
- “roque” frequency rank
- #48,169
- “rou” frequency rank
- 78954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roque | rou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mouvement du jeu d’échecs où le roi et une tour bougent en un seul coup : le roi va de 2 cases vers la tour et la tour saute le roi et se met sur la case juste à côté. Pour faire ce coup, il faut : | Synonyme de rohu (poisson). |
Where the eye mixes roque and rou
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses roque with rou
A purely visual mix-up. roque (\ʁɔk\) and rou (\ʁu\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roque is recorded at frequency rank #30,785, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔk\. rou is at rank #48,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁu\.
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 78954, this pair ranks #24,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roque vs rou
Shared letters: oru. Private to "roque": eq. Private to "rou": -.
"roque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- roque ← roqeu · roqque · rouqe · rqoue · rroque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "roque" and "rou" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "roque" or "rou" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "roque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roque" and "rou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rou 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 #24,435 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.