Which to use
“robe” and “roque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,147
- “robe” frequency rank
- #30,785
- “roque” frequency rank
- 32932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robe | roque |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Mouvement du jeu d’échecs où le roi et une tour bougent en un seul coup : le roi va de 2 cases vers la tour et la tour saute le roi et se met sur la case juste à côté. Pour faire ce coup, il faut : |
Where the eye mixes robe and roque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses robe with roque
A purely visual mix-up. robe (\ʁɔb\) and roque (\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 32932, 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\. roque is at rank #30,785, 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 32932, this pair ranks #293,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of robe vs roque
Shared letters: eor. Private to "robe": b. Private to "roque": qu.
"robe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "robe" for "roque" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "robe" or "roque" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "robe" and "roque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "robe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robe" and "roque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roque vs roques". 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 #293,995 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.