Which to use
“rob” is a verb and “roh” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,958
- “rob” frequency rank
- #17,114
- “roh” frequency rank
- 29072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rob | roh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einer Person oder einer Institution (Bank, Laden) unerlaubt und meist gewaltsam Geld oder Eigentum wegnehmen: berauben | nicht gekocht |
Letter map: rob vs roh
Shared letters muted; letters that set rob and roh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for rob / roh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rob is averb and rohanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - b in “rob” becomes h in “roh”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rob is recorded at frequency rank #11,958, classified as averb, pronounced […]. roh is at rank #17,114, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁoː].
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 29072, this pair ranks #1,773,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rob vs roh
Shared letters: or. Private to "rob": b. Private to "roh": h.
"rob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "roh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rob" and "roh" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rob" vs "roh" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "rob" vs "roh" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,773,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rob" and "roh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roh vs RUB". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,773,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.