Which to use
“Roboter” and “Robotern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,733
- “Roboter” frequency rank
- #34,336
- “Robotern” frequency rank
- 39069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Roboter | Robotern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maschine, die autonom eine bestimmte Aufgabe erfüllt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Roboter |
Where the eye mixes Roboter and Robotern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Roboter with Robotern
A purely visual mix-up. Roboter ([ˈʁɔbɔtɐ]) and Robotern ([ˈʁɔbɔtɐn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Roboter” sits inside “Robotern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Roboter is recorded at frequency rank #4,733, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɔbɔtɐ]. Robotern is at rank #34,336, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɔbɔtɐn].
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 39069, this pair ranks #1,546,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Roboter vs Robotern
Shared letters: beort. Private to "Roboter": -. Private to "Robotern": n.
"Roboter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Robotern" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Roboter" and "Robotern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Roboter" or "Robotern" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Roboter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Robotern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,546,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Roboter" and "Robotern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Roboter vs robuster". 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 #1,546,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.