rollover
noun
rollover is spelled R-O-L-L-O-V-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “roll-over vs rollover” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As a noun, rollover means “The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rollover is rollovers.
How many letters and syllables are in rollover?
| Letters | 8: R-O-L-L-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); 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).
How common is rollover?
Rollover appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 rollover?
- US
Rollover has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-rollover.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with rollover
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: roll-over (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of rollover
- rollovers plural
- roll-over
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rollover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
- 2
A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
- 3
A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
- 4
A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.
- 5
The sudden ignition of flammable gases (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space.
- 6
The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
- 7
A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.
- 8
USA transfer of unused mobile service provider’s (minutes/etc) to carry over and be added to the service plan for future use.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rollover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense automotive: a road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | volcadura, volcamiento |
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.
Where does rollover come from?
Deverbal from roll over.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).