Which to use
“robe” is a noun and “Roth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,244
- “robe” frequency rank
- #4,461
- “Roth” frequency rank
- 35705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robe | Roth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kleid, Robe | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Where the eye mixes robe and Roth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: robe vs Roth
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robe is [ʁɔb] while Roth is [ʁoːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robe is recorded at frequency rank #31,244, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɔb]. Roth is at rank #4,461, tagged as aname, pronounced [ʁoːt].
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 35705, this pair ranks #1,633,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of robe vs Roth
Shared letters: or. Private to "robe": be. Private to "Roth": ht.
"robe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Roth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "robe" for "Roth" ever safe?
Frequency check: "robe" vs "Roth" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "robe" and "Roth" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "robe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Roth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,633,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robe" and "Roth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs RUB". 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 #1,633,571 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.