# rou vs rough

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### rou
*noun · IPA \ʁu\ · frequency rank #48,169*
Synonyme de rohu (poisson).

### rough
*noun · IPA \ʁœf\ · frequency rank #38,518*
Bordure non entretenue d’un terrain de golf.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/rou-vs-rough