# roleplaying

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,918

## Definitions
1. Action in which a person takes on a role (as that of an actor) and acts out being that character.

## Etymology
From role + playing.

## Easily confused with
- **replaying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/replaying-vs-roleplaying)

## Common misspellings (17)
`orleplaying`, `rloeplaying`, `roelplaying`, `rolelpaying`, `rolepalying`, `roleplaiyng`, `roleplayign`, `roleplayingg`, `roleplayinng`, `roleplaynig`, `roleplayying`, `rolepllaying`, `roleplyaing`, `rolepplaying`, `rolleplaying`, `rolpelaying`, `rroleplaying`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roleplaying