# robbed vs robbery

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### robbed
*verb · IPA /ɹɑbd/ · frequency rank #8,601*
simple past and past participle of rob

### robbery
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɒbəɹi/ · frequency rank #7,493*
The act or practice of robbing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robbed-vs-robbery