# Robert

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹɒb.ət/ · frequency rank #1,499

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A French surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz (literally “shining glory”). Doublet of Rupert.

## Easily confused with
- **roger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-roger)
- **robot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-robot)
- **rover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-rover)
- **robes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-robes)
- **rower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-rower)
- **roper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-roper)
- **Rogers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-rogers)
- **robust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-robust)
- **Rupert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-rupert)
- **romero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-romero)
- **rodent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-rodent)
- **Roberts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-roberts)
- **Roberta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-roberta)
- **Rosberg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robert-vs-rosberg)
- **robe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robe-vs-robert)
- **robber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robber-vs-robert)
- **revert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revert-vs-robert)
- **robbery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robbery-vs-robert)

## Common misspellings (9)
`orbert`, `rboert`, `robbert`, `roberrt`, `robertt`, `robetr`, `robret`, `roebrt`, `rrobert`

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