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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rezan" for "roban" ever safe?
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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.