robe
French, noun
robe is spelled R-O-B-E (4 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written French, the 2,120th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Robe is a French feminine noun meaning “dress, frock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, robé is a different word: “past participle of rober”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vêtement long, en forme de fourreau plus ou moins ample, qui enveloppe le corps, tient aux épaules et a des…”.
What does robe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedress, frock
- 2
femininefur, coat (of an animal)
Ce cheval a une robe isabelle.
- 3
femininewine's colour
verb
- 1
past participle of rober
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vêtement long, en forme de fourreau plus ou moins ample, qui enveloppe le corps, tient aux épaules et a des manches ou des ouvertures pour les bras. 2. Profession de magistrat, d’avocat. 3. La noblesse de robe. 4. Profession des ecclésiastiques, des religieux ; il est toujours précédé du possessif.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of robe
- robes plural
- robée feminine
- robés masculine plural
- robées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to robe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is robe in French?
robe appears 39 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).