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

#44,989
“robustas” frequency rank
#20,189
“robusto” frequency rank
65178
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature robustas robusto
Definition Forma del femenino plural de robusto. Que tiene fuerza, firmeza, resistencia o vigor.

Where the eye mixes robustas and robusto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
robustas
7 ch
robusto

Why the eye confuses robustas with robusto

A purely visual mix-up. robustas ([roˈβ̞ust̪as]) and robusto ([roˈβ̞ust̪o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

robustas is recorded at frequency rank #44,989, classified as anadj, pronounced [roˈβ̞ust̪as]. robusto is at rank #20,189, tagged as anadj, pronounced [roˈβ̞ust̪o].

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 65178, this pair ranks #43,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of robustas vs robusto

Shared letters: borstu. Private to "robustas": a. Private to "robusto": -.

"robustas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "robusto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • robustasorbustas · rboustas · robbustas · robsutas · robusats · robusstas · robustass · robustsa
  • robustoorbusto · rbousto · robbusto · robsuto · robusot · robussto · robustto · robutso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "robustas" for "robusto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([roˈβ̞ust̪as] versus [roˈβ̞ust̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "robustas" or "robusto"?
"robusto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,189 in our Spanish list, against #44,989 for "robustas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "robustas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "robusto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "robustas" and "robusto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robustas vs robustez". 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 #43,421 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