Which to use
“robado” and “rodó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,041
- “robado” frequency rank
- #19,873
- “rodó” frequency rank
- 24914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robado | rodó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de robar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rodar. |
Where the eye mixes robado and rodó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses robado with rodó
A purely visual mix-up. robado ([roˈβ̞að̞o]) and rodó ([roˈð̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24914, 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]. rodó is at rank #19,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈð̞o].
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 24914, this pair ranks #238,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of robado vs rodó
Shared letters: dor. Private to "robado": ab. Private to "rodó": ó.
"robado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rodó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- robado ← orbado · rboado · roabdo · robaddo · robaod · robbado · robdao · rovado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robado" and "rodó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "robado" or "rodó"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "robado" and "rodó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "robado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rodó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robado" and "rodó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rajo vs rodó". 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 #238,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.