roble

/[ˈroβ̞le]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,001

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

roble is aSpanishnoun. It 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. Pronounced [ˈroβ̞le]. Often confused with rol and roe.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of roble in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for roble is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈroβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,001 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for roble, with forms such as "orble", "rbole", and "robble". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rol", "roe", "robo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is roble, spelled R-O-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: orble,rbole,robble,robel,roblle,rolbe,rovle,rroble

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for roble

Misspelling Variants of "roble"

orble5rbole5robble6robel5roblle6rolbe5rovle5rroble6
Misspelling Variants of "roble"

Frequency rank: #14,001 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.