Which to use
“roubar” and “rumar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,231
- “roubar” frequency rank
- #43,139
- “rumar” frequency rank
- 46370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roubar | rumar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | subtrair alguma coisa de alguém mediante violência ou ameaça (a ausência de violência ou ameaça caracteriza furto) | ir numa dada direção |
Where the eye mixes roubar and rumar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: roubar vs rumar
A purely visual mix-up. roubar (/Row.ˈbaɾ/) and rumar (/Ru.ˈmaɾ/) 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 46370, 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/. rumar is at rank #43,139, tagged as averb, pronounced /Ru.ˈmaɾ/.
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 46370, this pair ranks #18,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roubar vs rumar
Shared letters: aru. Private to "roubar": bo. Private to "rumar": m.
"roubar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "rumar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "roubar" and "rumar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "roubar" or "rumar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "roubar" and "rumar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "roubar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rumar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roubar" and "rumar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rimar 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 #18,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.