Which to use
“Robert” is a name and “roberts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,676
- “Robert” frequency rank
- #15,746
- “roberts” frequency rank
- 17422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Robert | roberts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Pluriel de robert. |
Same sound, different letters: Robert vs roberts
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: Robert vs roberts
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Robert and roberts carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɔ.bɛʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Robert” sits inside “roberts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Robert is recorded at frequency rank #1,676, classified as aname, pronounced \ʁɔ.bɛʁ\. roberts is at rank #15,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔ.bɛʁ\.
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 17422, this pair ranks #383,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Robert vs roberts
Shared letters: beort. Private to "Robert": -. Private to "roberts": s.
"Robert" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "roberts" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Robert" and "roberts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Robert" or "roberts"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "Robert" / "roberts". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Robert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roberts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Robert" and "roberts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Roberta vs roberts". 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 #383,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.