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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rodado" and "rodo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rodado" vs "rodo" - which ranks higher?
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.