Which to use
“robot” and “Roboter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,365
- “robot” frequency rank
- #4,733
- “Roboter” frequency rank
- 33098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robot | Roboter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Roboter | Maschine, die autonom eine bestimmte Aufgabe erfüllt |
Where the eye mixes robot and Roboter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses robot with Roboter
A purely visual mix-up. robot ([ˈrəʊbɒt]) and Roboter ([ˈʁɔbɔtɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “robot” sits inside “Roboter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robot is recorded at frequency rank #28,365, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrəʊbɒt]. Roboter is at rank #4,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɔbɔtɐ].
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 33098, this pair ranks #1,693,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of robot vs Roboter
Shared letters: bort. Private to "robot": -. Private to "Roboter": e.
"robot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Roboter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robot" and "Roboter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "robot" vs "Roboter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "robot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Roboter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,693,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robot" and "Roboter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robo vs robot". 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 #1,693,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.