rulo

/[ˈrulo]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,196

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rulo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Bola gruesa u otra cosa redonda que rueda fácilmente. Pronounced [ˈrulo]. Often confused with run and Rus.

Key facts for rulo
PropertyValue
Headwordrulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrulo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#46,196
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rulo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈrulo]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,196 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for rulo, with forms such as "rluo", "rrulo", and "rullo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "run", "Rus", "Rut", 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 rulo, spelled R-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bola gruesa u otra cosa redonda que rueda fácilmente.
  2. 2
    Piedra de figura de cono truncado, sujeta por un eje horizontal, que gira con movimientos de rotación y traslación alrededor del árbol del alfarje en los molinos de aceite. En algunos alfarjes se sustituye el rulo por volanderas.
  3. 3
    Cilindro muy pesado de piedra o de hierro, que se hace rodar para allanar y apretar la tierra, o para consolidar el firme de las carreteras.
  4. 4
    En peluquería, cilindro de plástico, hueco, en el que se enrolla un mechón de cabello para hacer un rizo.
  5. 5
    Porción de cabello que gira sobre sí mismo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rluo,rrulo,rullo,ruol,urlo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rulo

Misspelling Variants of "rulo"

rluo4rrulo5rullo5ruol4urlo4
Misspelling Variants of "rulo"

Frequency rank: #46,196 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rulo"?
"rulo" is spelled R-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrulo].
What does "rulo" mean?
As a noun, "rulo" means: Bola gruesa u otra cosa redonda que rueda fácilmente.
What words are commonly confused with "rulo"?
"rulo" is commonly confused with "run", "Rus", "Rut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rulo" is [ˈrulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rulo" come from?
"rulo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.