robevsrolConfusable pair

Which to use

“robe” and “rol” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,134
“robe” frequency rank
#22,447
“rol” frequency rank
65581
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature robe rol
Definition tipo de roupa feminina e confortável, de tecido leve, com uma abertura na parte da frente, normalmente utilizada sobre outra roupa; penhoar lista; relação

Letter map: robe vs rol

Shared letters muted; letters that set robe and rol apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
robe
3 ch
rol

Pair insight - robe / rol

robe and rol are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

robe is recorded at frequency rank #43,134, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɔ.bɨ/. rol is at rank #22,447, tagged as anoun.

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 65581, this pair ranks #5,311 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of robe vs rol

Shared letters: or. Private to "robe": be. Private to "rol": l.

"robe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • roberboe · robbe · roeb · rrobe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "robe" and "rol" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "robe" or "rol" show up more?
"rol" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,447 in our Portuguese list, against #43,134 for "robe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "robe" and "rol". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "robe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,311 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "robe" and "rol" 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 #5,311 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list