Which to use
“rodar” and “roubar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,266
- “rodar” frequency rank
- #3,231
- “roubar” frequency rank
- 13497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rodar | roubar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer andar à roda (transitivo) | subtrair alguma coisa de alguém mediante violência ou ameaça (a ausência de violência ou ameaça caracteriza furto) |
Where the eye mixes rodar and roubar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rodar and roubar
A purely visual mix-up. rodar (/Ru.ˈdaɾ/) and roubar (/Row.ˈbaɾ/) 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 13497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rodar is recorded at frequency rank #10,266, classified as averb, pronounced /Ru.ˈdaɾ/. roubar is at rank #3,231, tagged as averb, pronounced /Row.ˈbaɾ/.
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 13497, this pair ranks #58,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rodar vs roubar
Shared letters: aor. Private to "rodar": d. Private to "roubar": bu.
"rodar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "roubar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rodar" and "roubar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rodar" or "roubar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rodar" and "roubar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rodar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roubar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rodar" and "roubar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rimar vs rodar". 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 #58,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.