roubo

noun

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The verdict

“roubo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,725. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,725
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de subtrair coisa móvel alheia mediante violência ou grave ameaça a pessoa, ou depois de havê-la, por qualquer meio, reduzido à impossibilidade de resistência

Corpus desk

Index PT-roubo · roubo · Portuguese

roubo · rank #3,725 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,725
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH representar

Nearest frequency peer: representar (-2 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 “roubo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “roubo” 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).

roubo vs rumo
60% similar
roubo vs roxo
60% similar
roubo vs rubi
60% similar

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

Key facts for roubo
PropertyValue
Headwordroubo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,725
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “roubo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).roubocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “representar” (#3,723), “recuperação” (#3,721), “pó” (#3,718). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “roubo” fica em #3,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around roubo, anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,725 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for roubo, with forms such as "orubo", "robuo", and "roubbo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rumo", "roxo", "rubi", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is roubo, spelled R-O-U-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de subtrair coisa móvel alheia mediante violência ou grave ameaça a pessoa, ou depois de havê-la, por qualquer meio, reduzido à impossibilidade de resistência
  2. 2
    aquilo que se rouba
  3. 3
    preço abusivamente alto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Além do 34º DP, a 2ª Delegacia de Crimes Contra o Patrimônio do Deic, especializada em roubo de jóias, participa das investigações.

This word in other languages

robbery(English)robo(Español)vol(Français)Diebstahl(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orubo
  • robuo
  • roubbo
  • rouob
  • rroubo
  • ruobo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of roubo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

orubo2robuo2roubbo1rouob2rroubo1ruobo2
Edit distance from "roubo"

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 "roubo"?
"roubo" is spelled R-O-U-B-O.
What does "roubo" mean?
As a noun, "roubo" means: ato ou efeito de subtrair coisa móvel alheia mediante violência ou grave ameaça a pessoa, ou depois de havê-la, por qualquer meio, reduzido à impossibilidade de resistência
What words are commonly confused with "roubo"?
"roubo" is commonly confused with "rumo", "roxo", "rubi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "roubo" come from?
"roubo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vinda#3,736nobre#3,708barco#3,745meter#3,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

assume6 variantsbaile6 variantspoeta6 variantsóbvio6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list