Rolli

[ˈʁɔli]

/[ˈʁɔli]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rolli” is uncommon German (frequency #56,479 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,479
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pullover mit Rollkragen

Key facts for Rolli
PropertyValue
HeadwordRolli
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɔli]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rolli” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rolli lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rolli is uncommon German at frequency #56,479 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔli]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rolli, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rolli, spelled R-O-L-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pullover mit Rollkragen
  2. 2
    Person, die in einem Rollstuhl sitzt (und damit unterwegs ist)

Synonyms

RollkragenpulloverRollstuhlfahrerRollifahrer

This word in other languages

polo neck(English)sous-pull(Français)

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 "Rolli"?
"Rolli" is spelled R-O-L-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔli].
What does "Rolli" mean?
As a noun, "Rolli" means: Pullover mit Rollkragen
How do you pronounce "Rolli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rolli" is [ˈʁɔli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rolli" come from?
"Rolli" 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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Using “Rolli”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-O-L-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɔli] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list