Which to use
“robos” is a noun and “rotas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,309
- “robos” frequency rank
- #13,344
- “rotas” frequency rank
- 21653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robos | rotas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de robo. | Forma del femenino plural de roto, participio de romper. |
Where the eye mixes robos and rotas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: robos vs rotas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robos is [ˈroβ̞os] while rotas is [ˈrot̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21653, 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]. rotas is at rank #13,344, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈrot̪as].
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 21653, this pair ranks #253,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of robos vs rotas
Shared letters: ors. Private to "robos": b. Private to "rotas": at.
"robos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rotas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "robos" for "rotas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "robos" or "rotas" show up more?
What to do next
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 "rotas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robos" and "rotas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rositas vs rotas". 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 #253,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.