Which to use
“rombo” and “roxo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,261
- “rombo” frequency rank
- #8,106
- “roxo” frequency rank
- 35367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rombo | roxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de ponta achatada | que tem uma cor que resulta da junção do encarnado com o azul |
Where the eye mixes rombo and roxo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rombo with roxo
A purely visual mix-up. rombo (/ˈRõ.bu/) and roxo (/ˈRo.ʃu/) 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 35367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rombo is recorded at frequency rank #27,261, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈRõ.bu/. roxo is at rank #8,106, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈRo.ʃu/.
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 35367, this pair ranks #31,685 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rombo vs roxo
Shared letters: or. Private to "rombo": bm. Private to "roxo": x.
"rombo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "roxo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rombo" for "roxo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rombo" or "roxo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rombo" and "roxo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rombo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,685 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rombo" and "roxo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rombo". 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 #31,685 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.