Which to use
“robados” is a participle and “rodados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,000
- “robados” frequency rank
- #46,189
- “rodados” frequency rank
- 60189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robados | rodados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de robado, participio de robar. | Forma del plural de rodado. |
Where the eye mixes robados and rodados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. robados and rodados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses robados with rodados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robados is [roˈβ̞að̞os] while rodados is [roˈð̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “robados” becomes d in “rodados”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60189, 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]. rodados is at rank #46,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced [roˈð̞að̞os].
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 60189, this pair ranks #59,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of robados vs rodados
Shared letters: adors. Private to "robados": b. Private to "rodados": -.
"robados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "rodados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "robados" for "rodados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "robados" or "rodados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "robados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rodados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robados" and "rodados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rodados vs rogado". 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 #59,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.