Which to use
“robot” and “robots” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,587
- “robot” frequency rank
- #8,310
- “robots” frequency rank
- 14897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robot | robots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | Forma del plural de robot. |
Where the eye mixes robot and robots
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: robot vs robots
A purely visual mix-up. robot ([roˈβ̞ot̪]) and robots ([roˈβ̞ot̪s]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “robot” sits inside “robots”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robot is recorded at frequency rank #6,587, classified as anoun, pronounced [roˈβ̞ot̪]. robots is at rank #8,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced [roˈβ̞ot̪s].
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 14897, this pair ranks #282,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of robot vs robots
Shared letters: bort. Private to "robot": -. Private to "robots": s.
"robot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "robots" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robot" and "robots" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "robot" or "robots" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "robot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "robots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robot" and "robots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebota vs robots". 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 #282,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.