Which to use
“roban” and “robaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,180
- “roban” frequency rank
- #6,228
- “robaron” frequency rank
- 14408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roban | robaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de robar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de robar. |
Where the eye mixes roban and robaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. roban runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against robaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses roban with robaron
A purely visual mix-up. roban ([ˈroβ̞ãn]) and robaron ([roˈβ̞aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roban is recorded at frequency rank #8,180, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈroβ̞ãn]. robaron is at rank #6,228, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈβ̞aɾõn].
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 14408, this pair ranks #284,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of roban vs robaron
Shared letters: abnor. Private to "roban": -. Private to "robaron": -.
"roban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "robaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "roban" and "robaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "roban" vs "robaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "roban" and "robaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "roban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "robaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roban" and "robaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roban vs Rosana". 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 #284,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.