rodillo

/[roˈð̞iʝo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,841

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

rodillo is aSpanishnoun. It means: 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. Pronounced [roˈð̞iʝo]. Often confused with rollo and Rodolfo.

Key facts for rodillo
PropertyValue
Headwordrodillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[roˈð̞iʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,841
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rodillo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rodillo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for rodillo, with forms such as "ordillo", "rdoillo", and "roddillo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "rollo", "Rodolfo", "rodillos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is rodillo, spelled R-O-D-I-L-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Cilindro muy pesado de piedra o de hierro, que se hace rodar para allanar y apretar la tierra.
  3. 3
    Cilindro que se emplea para dar tinta en las imprentas, litografías, etc.
  4. 4
    Utensilio 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rodillo

Misspelling Variants of "rodillo"

ordillo7rdoillo7roddillo8rodilo6rodilol7rodlilo7roidllo7rrodillo8
Misspelling Variants of "rodillo"

Frequency rank: #37,841 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rodillo"?
"rodillo" is spelled R-O-D-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [roˈð̞iʝo].
What does "rodillo" mean?
As a noun, "rodillo" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "rodillo"?
"rodillo" is commonly confused with "rollo", "Rodolfo", "rodillos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rodillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rodillo" is [roˈð̞iʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rodillo" come from?
"rodillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.