Rollo

[ˈʁɔlo]

/[ˈʁɔlo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rollo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,889. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,889
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innen an Fenstern oder Glastüren befestigter, aufrollbarer Licht- und/oder Sichtschutz

Corpus desk

Index DE-rollo · Rollo · German

Rollo · rank #34,889 · 5 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,889
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Risikos

Nearest frequency peer: Risikos (-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 „Rollo“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Rollo“ 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).

Rollo vs rollt
60% similar
Rollo vs rolls
60% similar
Rollo vs rosso
40% similar

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

Key facts for Rollo
PropertyValue
HeadwordRollo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɔlo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,889
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rollo“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rolloliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Risikos“ (#34,888), „Rothenburg“ (#34,890), „rundes“ (#34,891). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rollo“ bei #34,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Rollo (IPA [ˈʁɔlo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,889 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "innen an Fenstern oder Glastüren befestigter, aufrollbarer Licht- und/oder Sichtschutz".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rollo, with forms such as "orllo", "rlolo", and "rolo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "rollt", "rolls", "rosso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rollo, spelled R-O-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    innen an Fenstern oder Glastüren befestigter, aufrollbarer Licht- und/oder Sichtschutz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im Winter wurden bei Familie Schüller-Müdenleid die Rollos überhaupt nicht mehr hochgezogen.

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orllo
  • rlolo
  • rolo
  • rolol
  • rrollo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rollo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orllo2rlolo2rolo1rolol2rrollo1
Edit distance from "Rollo"

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 "Rollo"?
"Rollo" is spelled R-O-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔlo].
What does "Rollo" mean?
As a noun, "Rollo" means: innen an Fenstern oder Glastüren befestigter, aufrollbarer Licht- und/oder Sichtschutz
What words are commonly confused with "Rollo"?
"Rollo" is commonly confused with "rollt", "rolls", "rosso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rollo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rollo" is [ˈʁɔlo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rollo" come from?
"Rollo" 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 "Rollo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pudel#34,870Singh#34,912Sofas#34,913ovale#34,844

Similar misspelling depth

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

Mofa5 variantslieg5 variantsleaf5 variantsHufe5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list