Which to use
“robe” and “roc” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,147
- “robe” frequency rank
- #10,935
- “roc” frequency rank
- 13082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robe | roc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Masse de pierre très dure, qui tient au sol. |
Where the eye mixes robe and roc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: robe vs roc
A purely visual mix-up. robe (\ʁɔb\) and roc (\ʁɔk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robe is recorded at frequency rank #2,147, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔb\. roc is at rank #10,935, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔk\.
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 13082, this pair ranks #402,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of robe vs roc
Shared letters: or. Private to "robe": be. Private to "roc": c.
"robe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- robe ← rboe · robbe · roeb · rrobe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robe" and "roc" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "robe" vs "roc" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "robe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robe" and "roc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roc vs roya". 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 #402,510 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.