rollup

noun

"rollup" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rollup” is uncommon English (frequency #97,502 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,502
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A kind of food made by wrapping ingredients in another food, e.g. fajitas.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rollup · rollup · English

rollup · rank #97,502 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,502
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rogge

Nearest frequency peer: Rogge (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “rollup”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “rollup” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rollup
PropertyValue
Headwordrollup
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,502
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “rollup” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).rollupfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Rogge” (#97,501), “rompers” (#97,503), “Rosenwald” (#97,507). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rollup” is #97,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rollup is uncommon English at frequency #97,502 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rollup in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from roll up. The correct English form is rollup, spelled R-O-L-L-U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A kind of food made by wrapping ingredients in another food, e.g. fajitas.
  2. 2
    A kind of flat, pectin-based, fruit-flavored snack rolled into a tube.
  3. 3
    A self-made cigarette of tobacco and rolling paper.
  4. 4
    A business technique where multiple small companies in the same market are acquired and merged.
  5. 5
    A collection of software updates distributed as a single package.
  6. 6
    That which is rolled up; a summation; an aggregation; a total.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rollup appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She ate a chicken rollup and a salad.
  2. He considered moving to the dining room, but ordered a fourth vodka martini and sent it down in three gulps to join a half-dozen bacon rollups and two baked cheese appetizers.

Etymology

Deverbal from roll up.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rollup"?
"rollup" is spelled R-O-L-L-U-P.
What does "rollup" mean?
As a noun, "rollup" means: A kind of food made by wrapping ingredients in another food, e.g. fajitas.
What is the origin of the word "rollup"?
Deverbal from roll up. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rollup", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list