rolloff
/ˈɹol.ɔf/adjective, noun
rolloff is spelled R-O-L-L-O-F-F: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rolloff means “Able to be rolled off (and later, rolled back onto) the bed of a flatbed truck (flatbed lorry) in a motorized way, using a winch and cable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rolloff?
| Letters | 7: R-O-L-L-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is rolloff?
Rolloff appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 rolloff?
- US /ˈɹol.ɔf/
- US /ˈɹoʊ.lɔf/
Rolloff has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-rolloff.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rolloff
- rolloffs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rolloff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be rolled off (and later, rolled back onto) the bed of a flatbed truck (flatbed lorry) in a motorized way, using a winch and cable.
rolloff dumpster
noun
- 1
A sudden large uncommanded roll to the left or right experienced by an aircraft entering a stall, resulting from one wing stalling slightly before the other and exacerbated by the reduction in aileron control authority at high angles of attack.
- 2
A rolloff dumpster.
There's so much junk to be removed that we ordered a rolloff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rolloff come from?
Deverbal from roll off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).