# robes vs roots

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### robes
*noun · IPA /ɹəʊbz/ · frequency rank #17,463*
plural of robe

### roots
*noun · IPA /ɹuːts/ · frequency rank #4,047*
plural of root

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