Which to use
“robaban” is a verb and “robada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,439
- “robaban” frequency rank
- #17,537
- “robada” frequency rank
- 56976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robaban | robada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de robar. | Forma del femenino de robado, participio de robar. |
Where the eye mixes robaban and robada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between robaban and robada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robaban is [roˈβ̞aβ̞ãn] while robada is [roˈβ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robaban is recorded at frequency rank #39,439, classified as averb, pronounced [roˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]. 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 56976, this pair ranks #72,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of robaban vs robada
Shared letters: abor. Private to "robaban": n. Private to "robada": d.
"robaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "robada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "robaban" 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 #72,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robaban" and "robada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robaba vs robaban". 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 #72,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.