Which to use
“retar” and “robar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,304
- “retar” frequency rank
- #3,080
- “robar” frequency rank
- 40384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retar | robar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de un noble: acusar ante el rey a otro noble de alevosía, quedando obligado el primero a mantener la denuncia en buena lid. | Quitar o tomar para sí lo ajeno usando la fuerza. |
Where the eye mixes retar and robar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. retar and robar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between retar and robar
A purely visual mix-up. retar ([reˈt̪aɾ]) and robar ([roˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 40384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retar is recorded at frequency rank #37,304, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪aɾ]. robar is at rank #3,080, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈβ̞aɾ].
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 40384, this pair ranks #159,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retar vs robar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "retar": et. Private to "robar": bo.
"retar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "robar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "retar" and "robar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "retar" or "robar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "retar" and "robar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "retar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "robar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retar" and "robar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renard vs retar". 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 #159,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.