robadasvsrobamosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: robadas is a participle, robamos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“robadas” is a participle and “robamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,811
“robadas” frequency rank
#44,428
“robamos” frequency rank
65239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature robadas robamos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de robado, participio de robar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de robar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set robadas and robamos apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
robadas
7 ch
robamos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robadas is [roˈβ̞að̞as] while robamos is [roˈβ̞amos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

robadas is recorded at frequency rank #20,811, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [roˈβ̞að̞as]. robamos is at rank #44,428, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈβ̞amos].

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 65239, this pair ranks #43,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of robadas vs robamos

Shared letters: abors. Private to "robadas": d. Private to "robamos": m.

"robadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "robamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • robadasorbadas · rboadas · roabdas · robaads · robadass · robaddas · robadsa · robbadas
  • robamosorbamos · rboamos · roabmos · robammos · robamoss · robamso · robaoms · robbamos

Frequency comparison

robadas#20,811
robamos#44,428

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "robadas" and "robamos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "robadas" is a participle and "robamos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "robadas" or "robamos"?
"robadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,811 in our Spanish list, against #44,428 for "robamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering robadas vs robamos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “robadas”; for a verb, it's “robamos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “robadas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list