rodillo
[roˈð̞iʝo]
The verdict
“rodillo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #37,841 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,841
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Madero redondo y fuerte que se hace rodar por el suelo para llevar sobre él y arrastrar una cosa de mucho peso con más facilidad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rodillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [roˈð̞iʝo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #37,841 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rodillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rodillo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [roˈð̞iʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,841 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rodillo, with forms such as "ordillo", "rdoillo", and "roddillo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "rollo", "Rodolfo", "rodillos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is rodillo, spelled R-O-D-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Madero redondo y fuerte que se hace rodar por el suelo para llevar sobre él y arrastrar una cosa de mucho peso con más facilidad.
- 2Cilindro muy pesado de piedra o de hierro, que se hace rodar para allanar y apretar la tierra.
- 3Cilindro que se emplea para dar tinta en las imprentas, litografías, etc.
- 4Utensilio de forma cilíndrica, con un mango en cada extremo, que se emplea para extender y aplanar la masa.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ordillo,rdoillo,roddillo,rodilo,rodilol,rodlilo,roidllo,rrodillo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rodillo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “rodillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-O-D-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [roˈð̞iʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rollo” - see the side-by-side comparison. rodillo vs rollo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.