robadosvsrogadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: robados is a participle, rogado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“robados” is a participle and “rogado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,000
“robados” frequency rank
#48,063
“rogado” frequency rank
62063
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature robados rogado
Definition Forma del plural de robado, participio de robar. Participio de rogar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set robados and rogado apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
robados
6 ch
rogado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: robados is [roˈβ̞að̞os] while rogado is [roˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62063, 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]. rogado is at rank #48,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈɣ̞að̞o].

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 62063, this pair ranks #53,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of robados vs rogado

Shared letters: ador. Private to "robados": bs. Private to "rogado": g.

"robados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "rogado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • robadosorbados · rboados · roabdos · robaddos · robadoss · robadso · robaods · robbados
  • rogadoorgado · rgoado · roagdo · rogaddo · rogaod · rogdao · roggado · rrogado

Frequency comparison

robados#14,000
rogado#48,063

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "robados" and "rogado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "robados" is a participle and "rogado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "robados" or "rogado"?
"robados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,000 in our Spanish list, against #48,063 for "rogado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering robados vs rogado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “robados”; for a verb, it's “rogado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “robados” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list