robadovsrodóConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
robado
4 ch
rodó

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

  • robadoorbado · rboado · roabdo · robaddo · robaod · robbado · robdao · rovado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "robado" and "rodó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([roˈβ̞að̞o] versus [roˈð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "robado" or "rodó"?
"robado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,041 in our Spanish list, against #19,873 for "rodó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list