robadavsrodaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: robada is a participle, roda is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“robada” is a participle and “roda” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,537
“robada” frequency rank
#33,831
“roda” frequency rank
51368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature robada roda
Definition Forma del femenino de robado, participio de robar. Parte de la quilla de una embarcación que converge en la proa o la popa rematando y reforzando el casco.

Where the eye mixes robada and roda

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

6 ch
robada
4 ch
roda

Why the eye confuses robada with roda

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robada is [roˈβ̞að̞a] while roda is [ˈroð̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

robada is recorded at frequency rank #17,537, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [roˈβ̞að̞a]. roda is at rank #33,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈroð̞a].

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 51368, this pair ranks #98,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of robada vs roda

Shared letters: ador. Private to "robada": b. Private to "roda": -.

"robada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "roda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • robadaorbada · rboada · roabda · robaad · robadda · robbada · robdaa · rovada
  • rodaorda · rdoa · rodda · rroda

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "robada" and "roda" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "robada" is a participle and "roda" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "robada" or "roda"?
"robada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,537 in our Spanish list, against #33,831 for "roda". 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 "robada" and "roda" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "robada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "roda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #98,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "robada" and "roda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "riba vs roda". 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 #98,241 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