Rolodex
"rolodex" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Rolodex” is uncommon English (frequency #82,734 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,734
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rolodex · Rolodex · English
Rolodex · rank #82,734 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,734
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 21,470
- PHOTO-FINISH rize
Nearest frequency peer: rize (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Rolodex”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rhombus
rhombus
17,275 corpus weight
- rize
rize
17,269 corpus weight
- Rolodex
Rolodex
17,267 corpus weight
- roofline
roofline
17,265 corpus weight
- rost
rost
17,264 corpus weight
- routh
routh
17,263 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Rolodex” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rolodex |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #82,734 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rolodex” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Rolodex is uncommon English at frequency #82,734 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Rolodex in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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: Genericized trademark, from rol(ling) + -o- + (in)dex. The brand name was originally part of a range including other items such as the Autodex and Clipodex. The correct English form is Rolodex, spelled R-O-L-O-D-E-X.
Definition
- 1A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context.
- 2One's contact list.
- 3A large list or category (of something specified).
Etymology
Genericized trademark, from rol(ling) + -o- + (in)dex. The brand name was originally part of a range including other items such as the Autodex and Clipodex.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.