Which to use
“road” and “robe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,702
- “road” frequency rank
- #43,134
- “robe” frequency rank
- 49836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | road | robe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrada, caminho | tipo de roupa feminina e confortável, de tecido leve, com uma abertura na parte da frente, normalmente utilizada sobre outra roupa; penhoar |
Where the eye mixes road and robe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. road (CVVC) and robe (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between road and robe
A purely visual mix-up. road (/ɹəʊd/) and robe (/ˈRɔ.bɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
road is recorded at frequency rank #6,702, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹəʊd/. robe is at rank #43,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɔ.bɨ/.
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 49836, this pair ranks #15,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of road vs robe
Shared letters: or. Private to "road": ad. Private to "robe": be.
"road" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "robe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "road" for "robe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "road" or "robe"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "road" and "robe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "road" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "robe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "road" and "robe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs robe". 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 #15,148 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.