Which to use
“roubar” is a verb and “roubo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,231
- “roubar” frequency rank
- #3,725
- “roubo” frequency rank
- 6956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roubar | roubo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | subtrair alguma coisa de alguém mediante violência ou ameaça (a ausência de violência ou ameaça caracteriza furto) | 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: roubar vs roubo
Shared letters muted; letters that set roubar and roubo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: roubar vs roubo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: roubar is averb and rouboanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roubar is recorded at frequency rank #3,231, classified as averb, pronounced /Row.ˈbaɾ/. 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 6956, this pair ranks #67,319 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of roubar vs roubo
Shared letters: boru. Private to "roubar": a. Private to "roubo": -.
"roubar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "roubo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "roubar" 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 #67,319 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roubar" and "roubo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs roubo". 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 #67,319 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.