Which to use
“robados” is a participle and “rodado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,000
- “robados” frequency rank
- #22,498
- “rodado” frequency rank
- 36498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robados | rodado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de robado, participio de robar. | Dicho de un equino: que presenta manchas de forma circular, usualmente más oscuras que su pelaje base. |
Where the eye mixes robados and rodado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. robados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against rodado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses robados with rodado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robados is [roˈβ̞að̞os] while rodado is [roˈð̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robados is recorded at frequency rank #14,000, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [roˈβ̞að̞os]. rodado is at rank #22,498, tagged as anadj, pronounced [roˈð̞að̞o].
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 36498, this pair ranks #180,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of robados vs rodado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "robados": bs. Private to "rodado": -.
"robados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "rodado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robados" and "rodado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "robados" or "rodado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "robados" and "rodado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "robados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rodado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robados" and "rodado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs rodado". 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 #180,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.