robar
Spanish, verb/roˈbaɾ/
robar is spelled R-O-B-A-R (5 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,046th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Robar is a Spanish verb meaning “to rob” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Quitar o tomar para sí lo ajeno usando la fuerza”.
What does robar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to rob
- 2
to steal
- 3
to draw (e.g., a card from an opponent in a game)
- 4
obsoleteto kidnap, abduct
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Quitar o tomar para sí lo ajeno usando la fuerza. 2. Por extensión, tomar para sí lo ajeno por medio del engaño o la astucia. 3. Raptar. 4. Retener a una persona contra su voluntad para exigir un rescate.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of robar
- robo first-person present singular
- robé first-person preterite singular
- robado participle past
- robando gerund
- robada feminine participle past
- robados masculine participle past
- robadas feminine participle past
- robas indicative informal present
- robás indicative informal present
- roba indicative present singular
- robamos first-person indicative plural
- robáis indicative plural present
- roban indicative plural present
- robaba first-person imperfect indicative
- robabas imperfect indicative second-person
- robábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- robabais imperfect indicative plural
- robaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce robar?
- /roˈbaɾ/
- [roˈβ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to robar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is robar in Spanish?
robar appears 27 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).