redadavsrobadaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#23,203
“redada” frequency rank
#17,537
“robada” frequency rank
40740
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redada robada
Definition Forma del femenino de redado, participio de redar. Forma del femenino de robado, participio de robar.

Where the eye mixes redada and robada

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

6 ch
redada
6 ch
robada

Look-alike desk: redada vs robada

A purely visual mix-up. redada ([reˈð̞að̞a]) and robada ([roˈβ̞að̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redada is recorded at frequency rank #23,203, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈð̞að̞a]. robada is at rank #17,537, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [roˈβ̞að̞a].

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 40740, this pair ranks #157,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of redada vs robada

Shared letters: adr. Private to "redada": e. Private to "robada": bo.

"redada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "robada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redadaerdada · rdeada · readda · redaad · redadda · reddaa · reddada · rredada
  • robadaorbada · rboada · roabda · robaad · robadda · robbada · robdaa · rovada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "redada" and "robada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈð̞að̞a] versus [roˈβ̞að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "redada" or "robada" show up more?
"robada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,537 in our Spanish list, against #23,203 for "redada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "redada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "robada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #157,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redada" and "robada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redada vs regado". 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 #157,454 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