roigvsrolWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: roig is a adjective, rol is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“roig” is an adjective and “rol” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,149
“roig” frequency rank
#2,746
“rol” frequency rank
30895
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature roig rol
Definition Rojo, carmesí, colorado, encarnado. Lista o catálogo.

Where the eye mixes roig and rol

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
roig
3 ch
rol

Why the eye confuses roig with rol

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: roig is [ˈrotʃ] while rol is [ˈrol]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

roig is recorded at frequency rank #28,149, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈrotʃ]. rol is at rank #2,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrol].

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 30895, this pair ranks #209,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of roig vs rol

Shared letters: or. Private to "roig": gi. Private to "rol": l.

"roig" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • roigorig · riog · rogi · roigg · rroig

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "roig" and "rol" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "roig" is an adjective and "rol" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "roig" vs "rol" - which ranks higher?
"rol" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,746 in our Spanish list, against #28,149 for "roig". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "roig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #209,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "roig" and "rol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rail vs roig". 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 #209,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list