robaban

[roˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]

/[roˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“robaban” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,439
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de robar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-robaban · robaban · Spanish

robaban · rank #39,439 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,439
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH revolucionar

Nearest frequency peer: revolucionar (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “robaban”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “robaban” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

robaban vs roban
71% similar
robaban vs robada
71% similar
robaban vs robaron
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for robaban
PropertyValue
Headwordrobaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[roˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,439
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “robaban”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.robabancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “revolucionar” (#39,438), “robustos” (#39,440), “revelará” (#39,437). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “robaban” va en #39,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around robaban (IPA [roˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,439 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de robar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for robaban, with forms such as "orbaban", "rboaban", and "roabban". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "roban", "robada", "robaron", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is robaban, spelled R-O-B-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de robar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orbaban
  • rboaban
  • roabban
  • robaabn
  • robabann
  • robabban
  • robabna
  • robbaan
  • robbaban
  • rovavan
  • rrobaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of robaban - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

orbaban2rboaban2roabban2robaabn2robabann1robabban1robabna2robbaan2
Edit distance from "robaban"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "robaban"?
"robaban" is spelled R-O-B-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [roˈβ̞aβ̞ãn].
What does "robaban" mean?
As a verb, "robaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de robar.
What words are commonly confused with "robaban"?
"robaban" is commonly confused with "roban", "robada", "robaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "robaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "robaban" is [roˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "robaban" come from?
"robaban" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "robaban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saliese#39,448remueve#39,429scratch#39,454silvina#39,462

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

relajate11 variantsregalada11 variantstapadera11 variantstejiendo11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list