roble

[ˈroβ̞le]

/[ˈroβ̞le]/ noun

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The verdict

“roble” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,001
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Árboles europeos del género Quercus de hojas blandas, de borde sinuoso, caducas, propias de climas templados oceánicos; o bien de variantes frescas, por altitud, del clima mediterráneo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-roble · roble · Spanish

roble · rank #14,001 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,001
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH robados

Nearest frequency peer: robados (-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 “roble”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “roble” 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).

roble vs rol
60% similar
roble vs roe
60% similar
roble vs robo
60% similar

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

Key facts for roble
PropertyValue
Headwordroble
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈroβ̞le]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,001
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “roble”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).roblecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “robados” (#14,000), “Rosales” (#14,002), “requerida” (#13,999). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “roble” va en #14,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around roble (IPA [ˈroβ̞le]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,001 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for roble, with forms such as "orble", "rbole", and "robble". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rol", "roe", "robo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is roble, spelled R-O-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Árboles europeos del género Quercus de hojas blandas, de borde sinuoso, caducas, propias de climas templados oceánicos; o bien de variantes frescas, por altitud, del clima mediterráneo.
  2. 2
    ( Quercus robur L.) Árbol de la familia de las Fagáceas de hasta 35 metros de altura, común en España, se le halla en Europa hasta los Urales. El fruto es una bellota. La madera es muy apreciada y utilizada con los más diversos fines: barcos, pilotes, tornería, carpintería, toneles, traviesas de ferrocarril. También tiene uso ornamental.
  3. 3
    (Nothofagus dombeyi) Árbol siempre verde, frondoso, de corteza gris y con ramas aplanadas horizontalmente que le dan un aspecto característico.
  4. 4
    (Nothofagus obliqua) Árbol deciduo de los bosques de Chile y Argentina. Crece en suelos profundos y habitualmente a baja altitud. Sus hojas son alternas con ondulaciones entre la nervadura y el borde aserrado, sus flores tienen sexos separados y son poco llamativas. Su madera es apreciada para construir postes.
  5. 5
    Persona o cosa fuerte y resistente.

Synonyms

carballoroble pedunculadocoigüecoihuecoyánroble de Neuquénroble pellín

This word in other languages

oak(English)chêne(Français)Eiche(Deutsch)carvalho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orble
  • rbole
  • robble
  • robel
  • roblle
  • rolbe
  • rovle
  • rroble

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of roble - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orble2rbole2robble1robel2roblle1rolbe2rovle1rroble1
Edit distance from "roble"

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 "roble"?
"roble" is spelled R-O-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈroβ̞le].
What does "roble" mean?
As a noun, "roble" means: Árboles europeos del género Quercus de hojas blandas, de borde sinuoso, caducas, propias de climas templados oceánicos; o bien de variantes frescas, por altitud, del clima mediterráneo.
What words are commonly confused with "roble"?
"roble" is commonly confused with "rol", "roe", "robo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "roble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roble" is [ˈroβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roble" come from?
"roble" 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 "roble", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

semen#14,005sonda#14,012Praga#13,985Sudán#14,017

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

repita8 variantsSierras8 variantsmueres8 variantsaccedió8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list