freeroll
noun, verb
freeroll is a noun meaning “A poker tournament with no entry fee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-R-E-E-R-O-L-L, and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of freeroll is freerolls.
What does freeroll mean?
noun
- 1
A poker tournament with no entry fee.
- 2
A situation where a player is guaranteed a tie but can still win.
We both had straights, but Jill had a flush draw: she was on a freeroll.
verb
- 1
To be in a position where one is guaranteed a tie, but one can also win.
We both had straights, but Jill had a flush draw: she was freerolling me.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce freeroll?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-freeroll.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of freeroll
- freerolls plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- freerolling participle, present
- freerolled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is freeroll?
Freeroll appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does freeroll come from?
From free + roll.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).