wardrobe

/ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/

//ˈwɔːdɹəʊb// noun

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"wardrobe" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wardrobe” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,692
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.

Corpus desk

Index EN-wardrobe · wardrobe · English

wardrobe · rank #9,692 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,692
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH wandering

Nearest frequency peer: wandering (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “wardrobe”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wardrobe
PropertyValue
Headwordwardrobe
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,692
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “wardrobe”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).wardrobelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “wandering” (#9,691), “warmth” (#9,693), “wan” (#9,690). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “wardrobe” is #9,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around wardrobe (IPA /ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,692 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for wardrobe, with forms such as "awrdrobe", "wadrrobe", and "warddrobe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English warderobe, from Old Northern French warderoube, wardereube, northern variants of Old French garderobe, from garder (“to keep safe”) + robe. Subsequently influenced by various senses of garderobe as they developed in French. Doublet of ga… The correct English form is wardrobe, spelled W-A-R-D-R-O-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.
  2. 2
    A governmental office or department in a monarchy which purchases, keeps, and cares for royal clothes.
  3. 3
    The building housing such a department.
  4. 4
    Any closet used for storing anything.
  5. 5
    A room for keeping costumes and other property safe at a theater; a prop room.
  6. 6
    The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).
  7. 7
    A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.
  8. 8
    A tall built-in cupboard or closet for storing clothes, often including a rail for coat-hangers, and usually located in a bedroom.
  9. 9
    Anything that similarly stores or houses something.
  10. 10
    The contents of a wardrobe: an individual's entire collection of clothing.
  11. 11
    Any collection of clothing.
  12. 12
    Any collection of anything.
  13. 13
    A private chamber, particularly one used for sleeping or (euphemistic) urinating and defecating.
  14. 14
    Badger feces, particularly used in tracking game.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wardrobe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
  2. Now death... crams his store house to the top with bloud, Might I now and Andrea in one fight, Make vp thy wardroope Richer by a knight.

Etymology

From Middle English warderobe, from Old Northern French warderoube, wardereube, northern variants of Old French garderobe, from garder (“to keep safe”) + robe. Subsequently influenced by various senses of garderobe as they developed in French. Doublet of garderobe.

Synonyms

armoirdressercupboardclosetpressshrankcostume departmentbedroombathroom

This word in other languages

armario(Español)garde-robe(Français)Garderobe(Deutsch)armário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awrdrobe
  • wadrrobe
  • warddrobe
  • wardorbe
  • wardrboe
  • wardrobbe
  • wardroeb
  • wardrrobe
  • warrdobe
  • warrdrobe
  • wradrobe
  • wwardrobe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wardrobe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

awrdrobe2wadrrobe2warddrobe1wardorbe2wardrboe2wardrobbe1wardroeb2wardrrobe1
Edit distance from "wardrobe"

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 "wardrobe"?
"wardrobe" is spelled W-A-R-D-R-O-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/.
What does "wardrobe" mean?
As a noun, "wardrobe" means: A room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.
What are common misspellings of "wardrobe"?
Common misspellings include "awrdrobe", "wadrrobe", "warddrobe", "wardorbe", "wardrboe". The correct spelling is "wardrobe".
How do you pronounce "wardrobe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wardrobe" is /ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/. 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 "wardrobe"?
From Middle English warderobe, from Old Northern French warderoube, wardereube, northern variants of Old French garderobe, from garder (“to keep safe”) + robe. Subsequently influenced by various senses of garderobe as they developed in French. Dou... 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 "wardrobe", 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list