robo

/[ˈrɔ̂bɔ]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,698

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

robo is aGermannoun. It means: Vokativ Singular des Substantivs roba Pronounced [ˈrɔ̂bɔ]. Often confused with rot and ron.

Key facts for robo
PropertyValue
Headwordrobo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrɔ̂bɔ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#47,698
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of robo in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for robo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈrɔ̂bɔ]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,698 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vokativ Singular des Substantivs roba".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for robo, with forms such as "orbo", "rboo", and "robbo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rot", "ron", "roh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is robo, spelled R-O-B-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vokativ Singular des Substantivs roba

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: orbo,rboo,robbo,roob,rrobo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for robo

Misspelling Variants of "robo"

orbo4rboo4robbo5roob4rrobo5
Misspelling Variants of "robo"

Frequency rank: #47,698 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "robo"?
"robo" is spelled R-O-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrɔ̂bɔ].
What does "robo" mean?
As a noun, "robo" means: Vokativ Singular des Substantivs roba
What words are commonly confused with "robo"?
"robo" is commonly confused with "rot", "ron", "roh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "robo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "robo" is [ˈrɔ̂bɔ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "robo" come from?
"robo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.