Which to use
“roubado” is an adjective and “roubar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,576
- “roubado” frequency rank
- #3,231
- “roubar” frequency rank
- 8807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roubado | roubar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi objeto do roubo | subtrair alguma coisa de alguém mediante violência ou ameaça (a ausência de violência ou ameaça caracteriza furto) |
Letter map: roubado vs roubar
Shared letters muted; letters that set roubado and roubar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. roubado runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against roubar's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: roubado vs roubar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: roubado is anadjective and roubaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roubado is recorded at frequency rank #5,576, 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 8807, this pair ranks #64,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of roubado vs roubar
Shared letters: aboru. Private to "roubado": d. Private to "roubar": -.
"roubado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "roubar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "roubado" and "roubar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "roubado" or "roubar"?
What to do next
Pair "roubado" vs "roubar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "roubado" 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 #64,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roubado" and "roubar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robalo vs roubado". 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 #64,840 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.