# robot vs root

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### robot
*noun · IPA [ˈrəʊbɒt] · frequency rank #28,365*
Roboter

### root
*noun · IPA [ɹuːt] · frequency rank #22,485*
Wurzel

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