rezanvsrobanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,759
“rezan” frequency rank
#8,180
“roban” frequency rank
42939
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rezan roban
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rezar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de robar.

Where the eye mixes rezan and roban

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
rezan
5 ch
roban

Look-alike desk: rezan vs roban

A purely visual mix-up. rezan ([ˈresãn]) and roban ([ˈroβ̞ãn]) 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 42939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rezan is recorded at frequency rank #34,759, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈresãn]. roban is at rank #8,180, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈroβ̞ãn].

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 42939, this pair ranks #145,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rezan vs roban

Shared letters: anr. Private to "rezan": ez. Private to "roban": bo.

"rezan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "roban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rezanerzan · reazn · rezann · rezna · rezzan · rrezan · rzean
  • robanorban · rboan · roabn · robann · robban · robna · rovan · rroban

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rezan" for "roban" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈresãn] versus [ˈroβ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rezan" or "roban"?
"roban" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,180 in our Spanish list, against #34,759 for "rezan". 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 "rezan" and "roban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rezan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "roban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #145,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rezan" and "roban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rezan vs ruegan". 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 #145,439 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