Which to use
“rimes” and “robes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,075
- “rimes” frequency rank
- #7,895
- “robes” frequency rank
- 29970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rimes | robes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rime. | Pluriel de robe. |
Where the eye mixes rimes and robes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rimes vs robes
A purely visual mix-up. rimes (\ʁim\) and robes (\ʁɔb\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rimes is recorded at frequency rank #22,075, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁim\. robes is at rank #7,895, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔb\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29970, this pair ranks #313,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rimes vs robes
Shared letters: ers. Private to "rimes": im. Private to "robes": bo.
"rimes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "robes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rimes" for "robes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rimes" vs "robes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rimes" and "robes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rimes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "robes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rimes" and "robes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rimes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #313,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.