# Rolfe

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,856

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A minor city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States, named after John Rolfe.
3. An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
English surname, spelling variant of Rolf.

## Easily confused with
- **rule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rule)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rose)
- **roll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-roll)
- **roof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-roof)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rome)
- **rope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rope)
- **Rowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rowe)
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rote)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rove)
- **route** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-route)
- **rolls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rolls)
- **rouge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rouge)
- **Rosie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rosie)
- **roofs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-roofs)
- **Royce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-royce)
- **rouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rouse)
- **Rollo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rollo)
- **roque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-roque)
- **rolled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-rolled)
- **roller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-roller)

## Common misspellings (7)
`orlfe`, `rlofe`, `rofle`, `rolef`, `rolffe`, `rollfe`, `rrolfe`

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