bathrobe

Name: bathrobe, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈbɑːθ.ɹəʊb/

//ˈbɑːθ.ɹəʊb// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“bathrobe” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,543. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,543
frequency rank, English: 4,121
“B” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bathrobe · bathrobe · English

bathrobe · rank #42,543 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #42,543
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 4,121
PHOTO-FINISH batgirl

Nearest frequency peer: batgirl (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

bade

57,462
baptize

57,460
batgirl

57,459
bathrobe

57,458
Beresford

57,456
Berliner

57,455

What this shows “bathrobe” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bathrobe vs bathroom

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bathrobe
Property	Value
Headword	bathrobe
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈbɑːθ.ɹəʊb/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#42,543
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bathrobe”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).bathrobelands here:

#42,543

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “batgirl” (#42,542), “baptize” (#42,541), “Beresford” (#42,545). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bathrobe” is #42,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bathrobe (IPA /ˈbɑːθ.ɹəʊb/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,543 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bathrobe, with forms such as "abthrobe", "bahtrobe", and "bathhrobe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bathroom", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bath + robe. The correct English form is bathrobe, spelled B-A-T-H-R-O-B-E.

Definition

1
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

Etymology

From bath + robe.

This word in other languages

albornoz(Español)peignoir(Français)Bademantel(Deutsch)roupão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

abthrobe
bahtrobe
bathhrobe
bathorbe
bathrboe
bathrobbe
bathroeb
bathrrobe
batrhobe
batthrobe
bbathrobe
btahrobe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bathrobe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "bathrobe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bathrobe"?

"bathrobe" is spelled B-A-T-H-R-O-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɑːθ.ɹəʊb/.

What does "bathrobe" mean?

As a noun, "bathrobe" means: A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

What words are commonly confused with "bathrobe"?

"bathrobe" is commonly confused with "bathroom". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "bathrobe"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bathrobe" is /ˈbɑːθ.ɹəʊb/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "bathrobe"?

From bath + robe. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bathrobe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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