robosvsrogóWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: robos is a noun, rogó is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“robos” is a noun and “rogó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,309
“robos” frequency rank
#34,764
“rogó” frequency rank
43073
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature robos rogó
Definition Forma del plural de robo. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rogar.

Where the eye mixes robos and rogó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
robos
4 ch
rogó

Look-alike desk: robos vs rogó

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robos is [ˈroβ̞os] while rogó is [roˈɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43073, 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]. rogó is at rank #34,764, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈɣ̞o].

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 43073, this pair ranks #144,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of robos vs rogó

Shared letters: or. Private to "robos": bs. Private to "rogó": .

"robos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rogó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • robosorbos · rboos · robbos · roboss · robso · roobs · rovos · rrobos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "robos" and "rogó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "robos" is a noun and "rogó" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "robos" vs "rogó" - which ranks higher?
"robos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,309 in our Spanish list, against #34,764 for "rogó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "robos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rogó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #144,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "robos" and "rogó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rengo vs rogó". 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 #144,679 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