robust

\ʁoˈbʊst\

/\ʁoˈbʊst\/ adj

The verdict

“robust” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Robuste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-robust · robust · French

robust · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for robust
PropertyValue
Headwordrobust
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁoˈbʊst\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « robust » en français

robustreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

robust is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁoˈbʊst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Robuste.".

robust has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is robust, spelled R-O-B-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Robuste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieses Schneidebrett ist robust und langlebig.
  2. Sind Katzenangeln oder Sisalmäuse nicht robust, muss man sie häufig austauschen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "robust"?
"robust" is spelled R-O-B-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁoˈbʊst\.
What does "robust" mean?
As an adjective, "robust" means: Robuste.
How do you pronounce "robust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "robust" is \ʁoˈbʊst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "robust" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list