Which to use
“robalo” is a noun and “roubado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,098
- “robalo” frequency rank
- #5,576
- “roubado” frequency rank
- 49674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robalo | roubado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome vulgar de alguns peixes teleósteos da família dos Serranídeos muito apreciados | que foi objeto do roubo |
Letter map: robalo vs roubado
Shared letters muted; letters that set robalo and roubado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. robalo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against roubado's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - robalo and roubado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: robalo is anoun and roubadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robalo is recorded at frequency rank #44,098, classified as anoun, pronounced /Ru.ˈba.lu/. roubado is at rank #5,576, tagged as anadj.
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 49674, this pair ranks #15,311 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of robalo vs roubado
Shared letters: abor. Private to "robalo": l. Private to "roubado": du.
"robalo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "roubado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robalo" and "roubado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "robalo" or "roubado"?
Useful next steps
Pair "robalo" vs "roubado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "robalo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roubado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,311 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robalo" and "roubado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robalo vs romão". 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 #15,311 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.