Which to use
“roubar” is a verb and “roupão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,231
- “roubar” frequency rank
- #29,507
- “roupão” frequency rank
- 32738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roubar | roupão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | subtrair alguma coisa de alguém mediante violência ou ameaça (a ausência de violência ou ameaça caracteriza furto) | tipo de roupa confortável, geralmente comprida e de mangas longas, muito usada em casa e/ou sobre outra roupa; robe |
Where the eye mixes roubar and roupão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. roubar (CVVCVC) and roupão (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between roubar and roupão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: roubar is /Row.ˈbaɾ/ while roupão is /Row.ˈpɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32738, 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/. roupão is at rank #29,507, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Row.ˈpɐ̃w̃/.
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 32738, this pair ranks #34,965 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roubar vs roupão
Shared letters: oru. Private to "roubar": ab. Private to "roupão": pã.
"roubar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "roupão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- roubar ← orubar · robuar · rouabr · roubarr · roubbar · roubra · rroubar · ruobar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "roubar" and "roupão" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "roubar" or "roupão" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "roubar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roupão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,965 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roubar" and "roupão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "romão vs roupão". 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 #34,965 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.