rulo

Name: rulo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈrulo]

/[ˈrulo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“rulo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,196
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,151
“R” headwords: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bola gruesa u otra cosa redonda que rueda fácilmente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rulo · rulo · Spanish

rulo · rank #46,196 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #46,196
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 5 variants
BOOK-MID 4,151
PHOTO-FINISH rábano

Nearest frequency peer: rábano (+1 rank slots)

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.

roturas

53,809
rozan

53,808
rulo

53,805
rábano

53,804
sabático

53,803
sajones

53,801

What this shows “rulo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rulo vs run

50% similar

rulo vs Rus

25% similar

rulo vs Rut

25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rulo
Property	Value
Headword	rulo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈrulo]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#46,196
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rulo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).rulocae aquí:

#46,196

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rábano” (#46,197), “sabático” (#46,198), “rozan” (#46,193). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rulo” va en #46,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rulo (IPA [ˈrulo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,196 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rulo, with forms such as "rluo", "rrulo", and "rullo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is rulo, spelled R-U-L-O.

Definition

1
Bola gruesa u otra cosa redonda que rueda fácilmente.
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
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
En peluquería, cilindro de plástico, hueco, en el que se enrolla un mechón de cabello para hacer un rizo.
5
Porción de cabello que gira sobre sí mismo.

Synonyms

rodillo rizador rulero bucle rizo

This word in other languages

curler(English)bigoudi(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

rluo
rrulo
rullo
ruol
urlo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rulo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "rulo"

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.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

says#46,209 popo#46,132 pogo#46,128 nope#46,084

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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