Which to use
“rodo” is a verb and “roubo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,079
- “rodo” frequency rank
- #3,725
- “roubo” frequency rank
- 40804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rodo | roubo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | roer | 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: rodo vs roubo
Shared letters muted; letters that set rodo and roubo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: rodo vs roubo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rodo is averb and rouboanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rodo is recorded at frequency rank #37,079, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈroː.doː/. 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 40804, this pair ranks #25,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rodo vs roubo
Shared letters: or. Private to "rodo": d. Private to "roubo": bu.
"rodo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roubo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "rodo" 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 #25,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rodo" and "roubo" 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 #25,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.