Which to use
“roubada” is an adjective and “roubar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,331
- “roubada” frequency rank
- #3,231
- “roubar” frequency rank
- 15562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roubada | roubar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | situação complicada ou perigosa | subtrair alguma coisa de alguém mediante violência ou ameaça (a ausência de violência ou ameaça caracteriza furto) |
Letter map: roubada vs roubar
Shared letters muted; letters that set roubada and roubar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: roubada vs roubar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: roubada is anadjective and roubaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roubada is recorded at frequency rank #12,331, classified as anadj. 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 15562, this pair ranks #56,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roubada vs roubar
Shared letters: aboru. Private to "roubada": d. Private to "roubar": -.
"roubada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "roubar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "roubada" and "roubar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "roubada" vs "roubar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "roubada" 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 #56,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roubada" and "roubar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roubar vs rumar". 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 #56,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.