Which to use
“roques” and “routes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,771
- “roques” frequency rank
- #2,542
- “routes” frequency rank
- 51313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roques | routes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de roque. | Pluriel de route. |
Where the eye mixes roques and routes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. roques (CVCVVC) and routes (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses roques with routes
A purely visual mix-up. roques (\ʁɔk\) and routes (\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 51313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roques is recorded at frequency rank #48,771, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔk\. routes is at rank #2,542, 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 51313, this pair ranks #155,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roques vs routes
Shared letters: eorsu. Private to "roques": q. Private to "routes": t.
"roques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "routes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "roques" and "routes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "roques" or "routes" show up more?
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 "roques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "routes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roques" and "routes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roques vs rouet". 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 #155,976 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.