Which to use
“roll” and “rollt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,933
- “roll” frequency rank
- #10,552
- “rollt” frequency rank
- 19485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roll | rollt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rollen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rollen |
Where the eye mixes roll and rollt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: roll vs rollt
A purely visual mix-up. roll ([ʁɔl]) and rollt ([ʁɔlt]) 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 extra letter(s) - “roll” sits inside “rollt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roll is recorded at frequency rank #8,933, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁɔl]. rollt is at rank #10,552, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁɔlt].
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 19485, this pair ranks #1,907,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of roll vs rollt
Shared letters: lor. Private to "roll": -. Private to "rollt": t.
"roll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "rollt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "roll" and "rollt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "roll" or "rollt" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "roll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rollt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,907,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roll" and "rollt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rofl vs rollt". 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 #1,907,847 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.