rebasavsrobasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“rebasa” and “robas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,775
“rebasa” frequency rank
#28,932
“robas” frequency rank
75707
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rebasa robas
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rebasar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de robar.

Where the eye mixes rebasa and robas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
rebasa
5 ch
robas

Why the eye confuses rebasa with robas

A purely visual mix-up. rebasa ([reˈβ̞asa]) and robas ([ˈroβ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rebasa is recorded at frequency rank #46,775, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞asa]. robas is at rank #28,932, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈroβ̞as].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 75707, this pair ranks #19,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rebasa vs robas

Shared letters: abrs. Private to "rebasa": e. Private to "robas": o.

"rebasa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "robas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rebasaerbasa · rbeasa · reabsa · rebaas · rebassa · rebbasa · rebsaa · revasa
  • robasorbas · rboas · roabs · robass · robbas · robsa · rovas · rrobas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rebasa" and "robas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞asa] versus [ˈroβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rebasa" or "robas" show up more?
"robas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,932 in our Spanish list, against #46,775 for "rebasa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "rebasa" and "robas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rebasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "robas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rebasa" and "robas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasa vs rebasar". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #19,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list