Which to use
“repollo” and “rollo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,263
- “repollo” frequency rank
- #6,454
- “rollo” frequency rank
- 42717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repollo | rollo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Planta de la familia de las crucíferas o brasicáceas, género Brassica, especie oleracea L, variedad viridis, frondosa, verde. Se consume cruda o cocida. Su flor blanca, conocida como coliflor, es también muy apreciada como alimento. | Porción de material acomodado de forma cilíndrica por rodamiento. |
Where the eye mixes repollo and rollo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses repollo with rollo
A purely visual mix-up. repollo ([reˈpoʝo]) and rollo ([ˈroʝo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repollo is recorded at frequency rank #36,263, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈpoʝo]. rollo is at rank #6,454, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈroʝo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42717, this pair ranks #146,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repollo vs rollo
Shared letters: lor. Private to "repollo": ep. Private to "rollo": -.
"repollo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "rollo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repollo" and "rollo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repollo" or "rollo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repollo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rollo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repollo" and "rollo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repollo vs Ripoll". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #146,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.