# robin vs robot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### robin
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/ · frequency rank #4,118*
Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.

### robot
*noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊ.bɒt/ · frequency rank #4,793*
A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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