roll back
verb
roll back is spelled R-O-L-L-B-A-C-K: 8 letters. As a verb, roll back means “To return to a prior state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in roll back?
| Letters | 8: R-O-L-L-B-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
Words people confuse with roll back
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: rollback (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of roll back
- rolls back present, singular, he/she/it
- rolling back participle, present
- rolled back participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roll back mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To return to a prior state.
We had to roll back the changes to the database because of an unforeseen error.
- 2
To postpone.
NASA will roll back the shuttle launch due to bad weather.
- 3
To reduce thrust without having been commanded to do so.
- 4
To retreat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roll back in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | revertir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.