robb

[ʁɔp]

/[ʁɔp]/ verb

The verdict

“robb” is uncommon German (frequency #83,223 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,223
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs robben

Key facts for robb
PropertyValue
Headwordrobb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁɔp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#83,223
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “robb” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). robb lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

robb is uncommon German at frequency #83,223 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs robben".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for robb, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is robb, spelled R-O-B-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs robben

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "robb"?
"robb" is spelled R-O-B-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɔp].
What does "robb" mean?
As a verb, "robb" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs robben
How do you pronounce "robb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "robb" is [ʁɔp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "robb" come from?
"robb" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “robb”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-O-B-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁɔp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list