roubar

/Row.ˈbaɾ/

//Row.ˈbaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“roubar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,231. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,231
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - subtrair alguma coisa de alguém mediante violência ou ameaça (a ausência de violência ou ameaça caracteriza furto)

Corpus desk

Index PT-roubar · roubar · Portuguese

roubar · rank #3,231 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,231
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rumo

Nearest frequency peer: rumo (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “roubar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “roubar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

roubar vs roupa
67% similar
roubar vs roubo
67% similar
roubar vs rumar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for roubar
PropertyValue
Headwordroubar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Row.ˈbaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,231
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “roubar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.roubarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rumo” (#3,232), “Santiago” (#3,233), “regionais” (#3,227). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “roubar” fica em #3,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around roubar (IPA /Row.ˈbaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,231 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for roubar, with forms such as "orubar", "robuar", and "rouabr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "roupa", "roubo", "rumar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is roubar, spelled R-O-U-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    subtrair alguma coisa de alguém mediante violência ou ameaça (a ausência de violência ou ameaça caracteriza furto)
  2. 2
    furtar
  3. 3
    tirar
  4. 4
    subtrair
  5. 5
    cativar
  6. 6
    plagiar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how roubar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Chegaram a roubar a lápide de seu túmulo em Paris uma vez, em 1990.
  2. A entrada de Makoni foi crucial para ameaçar Mugabe não só pela possibilidade de roubar votos do presidente, mas principalmente porque fez a população acreditar que, dessa vez, a oposição podia vencer.

Synonyms

afanar

This word in other languages

steal(English)robar(Español)dérober(Français)stehlen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orubar
  • robuar
  • rouabr
  • roubarr
  • roubbar
  • roubra
  • rroubar
  • ruobar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of roubar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orubar2robuar2rouabr2roubarr1roubbar1roubra2rroubar1ruobar2
Edit distance from "roubar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "roubar"?
"roubar" is spelled R-O-U-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Row.ˈbaɾ/.
What does "roubar" mean?
As a verb, "roubar" means: subtrair alguma coisa de alguém mediante violência ou ameaça (a ausência de violência ou ameaça caracteriza furto)
What words are commonly confused with "roubar"?
"roubar" is commonly confused with "roupa", "roubo", "rumar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "roubar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roubar" is /Row.ˈbaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roubar" come from?
"roubar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "roubar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list