RollevsrollsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Rolle is a noun, rolls is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Rolle” is a noun and “rolls” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#606
“Rolle” frequency rank
#22,120
“rolls” frequency rank
22726
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rolle rolls
Definition drehbares, kreisförmiges Rad oder Walze, zum Beispiel 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs roll

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Rolle and rolls apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Rolle
5 ch
rolls

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Rolle is anoun and rollsaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “Rolle” becomes s in “rolls”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rolle is recorded at frequency rank #606, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɔlə]. rolls is at rank #22,120, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 22726, this pair ranks #1,870,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Rolle vs rolls

Shared letters: lor. Private to "Rolle": e. Private to "rolls": s.

"Rolle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "rolls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rolleorlle · rlole · rolel · rrolle
  • rollsorlls · rlols · rollss · rols · rolsl · rrolls

Frequency comparison

Rolle#606
rolls#22,120

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Rolle" and "rolls" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Rolle" is a noun and "rolls" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Rolle" or "rolls"?
"Rolle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #606 in our German list, against #22,120 for "rolls". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Rolle vs rolls

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Rolle”; for a verb, it's “rolls”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Rolle” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list