Which to use
“robado” and “rodando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,041
- “robado” frequency rank
- #17,279
- “rodando” frequency rank
- 22320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robado | rodando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de robar. | Gerundio de rodar. |
Where the eye mixes robado and rodando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: robado vs rodando
A purely visual mix-up. robado ([roˈβ̞að̞o]) and rodando ([roˈð̞ãn̪d̪o]) 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 22320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robado is recorded at frequency rank #5,041, classified as averb, pronounced [roˈβ̞að̞o]. rodando is at rank #17,279, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈð̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 22320, this pair ranks #250,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of robado vs rodando
Shared letters: ador. Private to "robado": b. Private to "rodando": n.
"robado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rodando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robado" and "rodando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "robado" vs "rodando" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "robado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rodando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robado" and "rodando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regando vs rodando". 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 #250,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.