robot

[ˈrəʊbɒt]

/[ˈrəʊbɒt]/ noun

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The verdict

“robot” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,365. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,365
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Roboter

Corpus desk

Index DE-robot · robot · German

robot · rank #28,365 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,365
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Riviera

Nearest frequency peer: Riviera (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „robot“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „robot“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

robot vs rot
60% similar
robot vs room
60% similar
robot vs Rost
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for robot
PropertyValue
Headwordrobot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrəʊbɒt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,365
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „robot“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).robotliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Riviera“ (#28,364), „robuste“ (#28,366), „ringt“ (#28,363). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „robot“ bei #28,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around robot (IPA [ˈrəʊbɒt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,365 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Roboter".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for robot, with forms such as "orbot", "rboot", and "robbot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rot", "room", "Rost", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is robot, spelled R-O-B-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Roboter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how robot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „The branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing is robotics.“
  2. „Half of all American robots are making cars or trucks“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orbot
  • rboot
  • robbot
  • robott
  • robto
  • roobt
  • rrobot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of robot - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

orbot2rboot2robbot1robott1robto2roobt2rrobot1
Edit distance from "robot"

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 "robot"?
"robot" is spelled R-O-B-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrəʊbɒt].
What does "robot" mean?
As a noun, "robot" means: Roboter
What words are commonly confused with "robot"?
"robot" is commonly confused with "rot", "room", "Rost". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "robot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "robot" is [ˈrəʊbɒt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "robot" come from?
"robot" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "robot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ringt#28,363rules#28,370quält#28,340misch#28,313

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

vader7 variantsHäupl7 variantsHummer7 variantsweilt7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list