Which to use
“roubo” and “roupão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,725
- “roubo” frequency rank
- #29,507
- “roupão” frequency rank
- 33232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roubo | roupão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | tipo de roupa confortável, geralmente comprida e de mangas longas, muito usada em casa e/ou sobre outra roupa; robe |
Letter map: roubo vs roupão
Shared letters muted; letters that set roubo and roupão apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. roubo runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against roupão's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - roubo / roupão
roubo and roupão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roubo is recorded at frequency rank #3,725, classified as anoun. 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 33232, this pair ranks #34,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of roubo vs roupão
Shared letters: oru. Private to "roubo": b. Private to "roupão": pã.
"roubo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "roupão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- roubo ← orubo · robuo · roubbo · rouob · rroubo · ruobo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "roubo" and "roupão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "roubo" or "roupão"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "roubo" and "roupão".
- Full dictionary entry for "roubo" 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 #34,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roubo" 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 #34,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.