# robin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/ · frequency rank #4,118

## Definitions
1. Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
2. Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
3. A trimming in front of a dress.

## Etymology
Short for robin redbreast. Also from Middle English robynet, robynett (“robin (bird)”), from the Middle English name Robynett, a diminutive of the Middle English name Robyn (“Robin”).
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## Easily confused with
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-ron)
- **Roi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-roi)
- **ruin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-ruin)
- **roman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-roman)
- **robot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-robot)
- **Rosie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rosie)
- **Rubio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rubio)
- **rosen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rosen)
- **Rubin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rubin)
- **rowan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rowan)
- **Rohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rohan)
- **Ruben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-ruben)
- **Ronan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-ronan)
- **Rohit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rohit)
- **Rogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rogan)
- **ronin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-ronin)
- **Rouen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rouen)
- **Rogen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rogen)
- **rowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-rowing)
- **Robson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robin-vs-robson)

## Common misspellings (7)
`orbin`, `rboin`, `robbin`, `robinn`, `robni`, `roibn`, `rrobin`

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