Which to use
“rôtir” and “rougir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,346
- “rôtir” frequency rank
- #19,395
- “rougir” frequency rank
- 68741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rôtir | rougir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire cuire de la viande à un feu vif, de manière que le dessus soit croustillant et que l’intérieur reste tendre. | Rendre rouge ; peindre ou teindre en rouge. |
Where the eye mixes rôtir and rougir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rôtir runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against rougir's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rôtir and rougir
A purely visual mix-up. rôtir (\ʁo.tiʁ\) and rougir ([ʁu.ʒiʁ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rôtir is recorded at frequency rank #49,346, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁo.tiʁ\. rougir is at rank #19,395, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁu.ʒiʁ].
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 68741, this pair ranks #57,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rôtir vs rougir
Shared letters: ir. Private to "rôtir": tô. Private to "rougir": gou.
"rôtir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rougir" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rougir ← orugir · roguir · rouggir · rougirr · rougri · rouigr · rrougir · ruogir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rôtir" and "rougir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rôtir" or "rougir"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rôtir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rougir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rôtir" and "rougir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rotary vs rôtir". 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 #57,903 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.