Which to use
“rolls” and “rollt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,120
- “rolls” frequency rank
- #10,552
- “rollt” frequency rank
- 32672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rolls | rollt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs roll | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rollen |
Letter map: rolls vs rollt
Shared letters muted; letters that set rolls and rollt apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - rolls / rollt
rolls and rollt are indexed as a confusable German 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 a single letter - s in “rolls” becomes t in “rollt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rolls is recorded at frequency rank #22,120, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 32672, this pair ranks #1,702,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rolls vs rollt
Shared letters: lor. Private to "rolls": s. Private to "rollt": t.
"rolls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "rollt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rolls" and "rollt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rolls" or "rollt" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "rolls" vs "rollt" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rolls" 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 #1,702,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rolls" and "rollt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs rolls". 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 #1,702,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.