rollerblade

/ˈɹoʊlɚˌbleɪd/

//ˈɹoʊlɚˌbleɪd// noun

"rollerblade" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rollerblade” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A roller skate with all wheels aligned in a single row along the sole, resembling an ice skate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rollerblade · rollerblade · English

rollerblade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for rollerblade
PropertyValue
Headwordrollerblade
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹoʊlɚˌbleɪd/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “rollerblade” in English

rollerbladeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rollerblade is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹoʊlɚˌbleɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A roller skate with all wheels aligned in a single row along the sole, resembling an ice skate.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rollerblade, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Rollerblade, a trademark for a brand of inline skates, from roller + blade. The correct English form is rollerblade, spelled R-O-L-L-E-R-B-L-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A roller skate with all wheels aligned in a single row along the sole, resembling an ice skate.

Etymology

From Rollerblade, a trademark for a brand of inline skates, from roller + blade.

Synonyms

in-line skateinline skate

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rollerblade"?
"rollerblade" is spelled R-O-L-L-E-R-B-L-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊlɚˌbleɪd/.
What does "rollerblade" mean?
As a noun, "rollerblade" means: A roller skate with all wheels aligned in a single row along the sole, resembling an ice skate.
How do you pronounce "rollerblade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rollerblade" is /ˈɹoʊlɚˌbleɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "rollerblade"?
From Rollerblade, a trademark for a brand of inline skates, from roller + blade. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list