Which to use
“robustes” and “rousses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,076
- “robustes” frequency rank
- #29,954
- “rousses” frequency rank
- 52030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robustes | rousses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de robuste. | Féminin pluriel de roux. |
Where the eye mixes robustes and rousses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: robustes vs rousses
A purely visual mix-up. robustes (\ʁɔ.byst\) and rousses (\ʁus\) 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 52030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robustes is recorded at frequency rank #22,076, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɔ.byst\. rousses is at rank #29,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁus\.
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 52030, this pair ranks #150,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of robustes vs rousses
Shared letters: eorsu. Private to "robustes": bt. Private to "rousses": -.
"robustes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "rousses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "robustes" for "rousses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "robustes" vs "rousses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "robustes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rousses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robustes" and "rousses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rousseff vs rousses". 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 #150,677 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.