robusta
/ɹəʊˈbʌstə/
"robusta" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“robusta” is uncommon English (frequency #71,858 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,858
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any plant of the species Coffea canephora of coffee plants, native to Africa, cultivated widely in Brazil.
Corpus desk
Index EN-robusta · robusta · English
robusta · rank #71,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,858
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 21,470
- PHOTO-FINISH rocketry
Nearest frequency peer: rocketry (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “robusta”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Revoir
Revoir
28,151 corpus weight
- RhD
RhD
28,150 corpus weight
- riyad
riyad
28,145 corpus weight
- robusta
robusta
28,143 corpus weight
- rocketry
rocketry
28,142 corpus weight
- rumple
rumple
28,135 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “robusta” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | robusta |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹəʊˈbʌstə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #71,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “robusta” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
robusta is uncommon English at frequency #71,858 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹəʊˈbʌstə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for robusta in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin Coffea robusta, from Latin rōbusta, feminine of rōbustus (“strong”). The correct English form is robusta, spelled R-O-B-U-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Any plant of the species Coffea canephora of coffee plants, native to Africa, cultivated widely in Brazil.
- 2Beans, ground roasted beans, or beverage from the robusta coffee bean, used primarily in instant coffee and in blends, with a high caffeine content.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how robusta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Prices of robusta coffee (the lower-quality bean commonly used in instant coffees) rose by 20% in three days last week to their highest in more than a year.
Etymology
From New Latin Coffea robusta, from Latin rōbusta, feminine of rōbustus (“strong”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.