robber
/ˈɹɑ.bɚ/noun
robber is spelled R-O-B-B-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, robber means “A person who robs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of robber is robbers.
How many letters and syllables are in robber?
| Letters | 6: R-O-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is robber?
Robber appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce robber?
- UK /ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈɹɑ.bɚ/
Robber has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-robber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with robber?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as robber from its last stressed vowel (/ɑbəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of robber
- robbers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does robber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who robs.
- 2
An animal who robs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Robber in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who robs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brigand, bandit, braqueur |
| German | Räuber, Räuberin |
| Portuguese | ladrão, ladra |
| Spanish | ladrón, ladrona, chori, shacador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does robber come from?
Inherited from Middle English robbour, robbere, either directly taken from or from a calque of Old French robeor. Equivalent to rob + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).