Which to use
“robot” and “roubo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,864
- “robot” frequency rank
- #3,725
- “roubo” frequency rank
- 20589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | robot | roubo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | robô | 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 |
Letter map: robot vs roubo
Shared letters muted; letters that set robot and roubo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on robot vs roubo
robot and roubo 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20589, 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/. roubo is at rank #3,725, 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 20589, this pair ranks #49,886 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of robot vs roubo
Shared letters: bor. Private to "robot": t. Private to "roubo": u.
"robot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "roubo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "robot" and "roubo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "robot" or "roubo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "robot" and "roubo".
- Full dictionary entry for "robot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roubo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,886 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "robot" and "roubo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs robot". 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 #49,886 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.