Which to use
“robbed” and “roused” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,601
- “robbed” frequency rank
- #46,154
- “roused” frequency rank
- 54755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robbed | roused |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of rob | simple past and past participle of rouse |
Where the eye mixes robbed and roused
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between robbed and roused
A purely visual mix-up. robbed (/ɹɑbd/) and roused (/ˈɹaʊzd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robbed is recorded at frequency rank #8,601, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɑbd/. roused is at rank #46,154, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɹaʊzd/.
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 54755, this pair ranks #138,690 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of robbed vs roused
Shared letters: deor. Private to "robbed": b. Private to "roused": su.
"robbed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "roused" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robbed" and "roused" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "robbed" or "roused"?
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 "robbed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roused" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,690 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robbed" and "roused" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rouen vs roused". 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 #138,690 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.