Roland

[ˈʁoːlant]

/[ˈʁoːlant]/ name

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The verdict

“Roland” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,734
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-roland · Roland · German

Roland · rank #4,734 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,734
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Roboter

Nearest frequency peer: Roboter (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Roland“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Roland“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Roland vs Roman
67% similar
Roland vs round
50% similar
Roland vs Romane
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Roland
PropertyValue
HeadwordRoland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁoːlant]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,734
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Roland“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rolandliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Roboter“ (#4,733), „schlimmste“ (#4,735), „Robin“ (#4,732). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Roland“ bei #4,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Roland (IPA [ˈʁoːlant]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,734 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Roland, with forms such as "orland", "rloand", and "roalnd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Roman", "round", "Romane", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Roland, spelled R-O-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Roland appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei eisigem Wetter hat Roland sich durch den tief verschneiten Wald geschlagen, um nach Hause zu kommen.

This word in other languages

Roland(English)Orlando(Español)Roland(Français)Roldão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orland
  • rloand
  • roalnd
  • roladn
  • rolandd
  • rolannd
  • rolland
  • rolnad
  • rroland

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Roland - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

orland2rloand2roalnd2roladn2rolandd1rolannd1rolland1rolnad2
Edit distance from "Roland"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Roland"?
"Roland" is spelled R-O-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁoːlant].
What does "Roland" mean?
As a proper noun, "Roland" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Roland"?
"Roland" is commonly confused with "Roman", "round", "Romane". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Roland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Roland" is [ˈʁoːlant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Roland" come from?
"Roland" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Roland", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

opfern#4,729suchte#4,739Titten#4,740Mörder#4,723

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Kredit9 variantsGrafik9 variantsArthur9 variantsbemüht9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list