Which to use
“robes” and “robots” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,895
- “robes” frequency rank
- #6,550
- “robots” frequency rank
- 14445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robes | robots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de robe. | Pluriel de robot. |
Where the eye mixes robes and robots
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: robes vs robots
A purely visual mix-up. robes (\ʁɔb\) and robots (\ʁɔ.bo\) 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 14445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robes is recorded at frequency rank #7,895, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔb\. robots is at rank #6,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔ.bo\.
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 14445, this pair ranks #396,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of robes vs robots
Shared letters: bors. Private to "robes": e. Private to "robots": t.
"robes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "robots" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robes" and "robots" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "robes" or "robots" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "robes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "robots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robes" and "robots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robes vs rojas". 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 #396,620 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.