Which to use
“robot” and “rogo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,864
- “robot” frequency rank
- #40,771
- “rogo” frequency rank
- 57635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robot | rogo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | robô | pedido |
Where the eye mixes robot and rogo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: robot vs rogo
A purely visual mix-up. robot (/ʁo.bo/) and rogo (/ˈRo.ɡu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
robot is recorded at frequency rank #16,864, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʁo.bo/. rogo is at rank #40,771, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRo.ɡu/.
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 57635, this pair ranks #9,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of robot vs rogo
Shared letters: or. Private to "robot": bt. Private to "rogo": g.
"robot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rogo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "robot" for "rogo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "robot" vs "rogo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "robot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rogo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robot" and "rogo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rogo". 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 #9,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.