# robes vs rote

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### rote
*noun · IPA /ɹəʊt/ · frequency rank #32,570*
Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robes-vs-rote