Which to use
“robust” and “robuste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,682
- “robust” frequency rank
- #28,366
- “robuste” frequency rank
- 52048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robust | robuste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unanfällig gegen Störungen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs robust |
Where the eye mixes robust and robuste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: robust vs robuste
A purely visual mix-up. robust ([ʁoˈbʊst]) and robuste ([ʁoˈbʊstə]) 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) - “robust” sits inside “robuste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robust is recorded at frequency rank #23,682, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁoˈbʊst]. robuste is at rank #28,366, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁoˈbʊstə].
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 52048, this pair ranks #1,111,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of robust vs robuste
Shared letters: borstu. Private to "robust": -. Private to "robuste": e.
"robust" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "robuste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "robust" for "robuste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "robust" vs "robuste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "robust" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "robuste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,111,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robust" and "robuste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robuste 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 #1,111,986 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.