robosvsrobotWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“robos” and “robot” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,309
“robos” frequency rank
#6,587
“robot” frequency rank
14896
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature robos robot
Definition Forma del plural de robo. Máquina automática que ejecuta autónomamente un cierto tipo de tareas, reaccionando inteligentemente a los cambios en su entorno de manera que recuerda a la humana

Where the eye mixes robos and robot

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
robos
5 ch
robot

Look-alike desk: robos vs robot

A purely visual mix-up. robos ([ˈroβ̞os]) and robot ([roˈβ̞ot̪]) 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 - s in “robos” becomes t in “robot”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

robos is recorded at frequency rank #8,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈroβ̞os]. robot is at rank #6,587, tagged as anoun, pronounced [roˈβ̞ot̪].

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 14896, this pair ranks #282,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of robos vs robot

Shared letters: bor. Private to "robos": s. Private to "robot": t.

"robos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "robot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • robosorbos · rboos · robbos · roboss · robso · roobs · rovos · rrobos
  • robotorbot · rboot · robbot · robott · robto · roobt · rovot · rrobot

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "robos" and "robot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈroβ̞os] versus [roˈβ̞ot̪]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "robos" vs "robot" - which ranks higher?
"robot" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,587 in our Spanish list, against #8,309 for "robos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "robos" and "robot" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "robos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "robot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #282,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "robos" and "robot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robos vs rocks". 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 #282,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list