roller
/ˈɹoʊlɚ/noun, verb
roller is spelled R-O-L-L-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, roller means “Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of roller is rollers.
How many letters and syllables are in roller?
| Letters | 6: R-O-L-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.8 times per million words; the 7,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is roller?
Roller appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th 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).
How do you pronounce roller?
- UK /ˈɹəʊlə/
- US /ˈɹoʊlɚ/
Roller has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-roller.ogg, En-au-Roller.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with roller?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as roller from its last stressed vowel (/oʊləɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reroll.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of roller
- rollers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rollering participle, present
- rollered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roller mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure.
- 2
A cylindrical (or approximately cylindrical) item used under a heavy object to facilitate moving it; usually several are needed.
- 3
A person who rolls something, such as cigars or molten metal.
- 4
A large rolling device used to flatten a grass surface; commonly in relation to a cricket pitch.
- 5
A cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink.
- 6
An agricultural machine used for flattening land and breaking up lumps of earth.
- 7
One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
- 8
A roller towel.
verb
- 1
To roller skate.
noun
- 1
slangA Rolls-Royce car
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roller in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | rodillo , carraca |
| French | rollier , rouleau |
| Portuguese | rolo de pintura |
| German | Racke , Roller, Rollertaube, Orientalischer Roller |
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.