robusta
/ɹoʊˈbʌstə/noun
robusta is spelled R-O-B-U-S-T-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, robusta means “Any plant of the species Coffea canephora of coffee plants, native to Africa, cultivated widely in Brazil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of robusta is robustas.
How many letters and syllables are in robusta?
| Letters | 7: R-O-B-U-S-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is robusta?
Robusta appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce robusta?
- UK /ɹəʊˈbʌstə/
- US /ɹoʊˈbʌstə/
Robusta has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-robusta.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with robusta?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as robusta (/ʌstə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: abortus.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of robusta
- robustas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does robusta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant of the species Coffea canephora of coffee plants, native to Africa, cultivated widely in Brazil.
- 2
Beans, ground roasted beans, or beverage from the robusta coffee bean, used primarily in instant coffee and in blends, with a high caffeine content.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does robusta come from?
From New Latin Coffea robusta, from Latin rōbusta, feminine of rōbustus (“strong”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).