rodadovsrodoTell them apart

Quick tell: rodado is a adjective, rodo is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rodado” is an adjective and “rodo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,260
“rodado” frequency rank
#37,079
“rodo” frequency rank
64339
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rodado rodo
Definition usado, gasto roer

Letter map: rodado vs rodo

Shared letters muted; letters that set rodado and rodo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
rodado
4 ch
rodo

Role in the sentence - rodado and rodo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rodado is anadjective and rodoaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rodado is recorded at frequency rank #27,260, classified as anadj. rodo is at rank #37,079, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈroː.doː/.

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 64339, this pair ranks #5,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rodado vs rodo

Shared letters: dor. Private to "rodado": a. Private to "rodo": -.

"rodado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "rodo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rodadoordado · rdoado · roaddo · rodaddo · rodaod · roddado · roddao · rrodado
  • rodoordo · rdoo · roddo · rood · rrodo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rodado" and "rodo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rodado" is an adjective and "rodo" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "rodado" vs "rodo" - which ranks higher?
"rodado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,260 in our Portuguese list, against #37,079 for "rodo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rodado" and "rodo".

  • Full dictionary entry for "rodado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rodo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,820 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rodado" and "rodo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rodo". 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 #5,820 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