Which to use
“robar” and “robaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,080
- “robar” frequency rank
- #6,228
- “robaron” frequency rank
- 9308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robar | robaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quitar o tomar para sí lo ajeno usando la fuerza. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de robar. |
Where the eye mixes robar and robaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. robar 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.
Look-alike desk: robar vs robaron
A purely visual mix-up. robar ([roˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “robar” sits inside “robaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robar is recorded at frequency rank #3,080, classified as averb, pronounced [roˈβ̞aɾ]. 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 9308, this pair ranks #302,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of robar vs robaron
Shared letters: abor. Private to "robar": -. Private to "robaron": n.
"robar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "robaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "robar" for "robaron" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "robar" and "robaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "robar" 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 #302,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robar" and "robaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "riba vs robar". 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 #302,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.