Which to use
“roban” and “rozan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,180
- “roban” frequency rank
- #46,193
- “rozan” frequency rank
- 54373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roban | rozan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de rozar. |
Where the eye mixes roban and rozan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. roban and rozan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: roban vs rozan
A purely visual mix-up. roban ([ˈroβ̞ãn]) and rozan ([ˈrosãn]) 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 a single letter - b in “roban” becomes z in “rozan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54373, 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]. rozan is at rank #46,193, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrosãn].
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 54373, this pair ranks #83,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roban vs rozan
Shared letters: anor. Private to "roban": b. Private to "rozan": z.
"roban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rozan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roban" for "rozan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "roban" vs "rozan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "roban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rozan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roban" and "rozan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rosana vs rozan". 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 #83,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.