Which to use
“rol” and “roles” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,746
- “rol” frequency rank
- #8,872
- “roles” frequency rank
- 11618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rol | roles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lista o catálogo. | Forma del plural de rol. |
Where the eye mixes rol and roles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rol and roles
A purely visual mix-up. rol ([ˈrol]) and roles ([ˈroles]) 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 extra letter(s) - “rol” sits inside “roles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rol is recorded at frequency rank #2,746, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrol]. roles is at rank #8,872, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈroles].
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 11618, this pair ranks #294,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rol vs roles
Shared letters: lor. Private to "rol": -. Private to "roles": es.
"rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "roles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- roles ← orles · rloes · roels · roless · rolles · rolse · rroles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rol" for "roles" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rol" or "roles" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rol" and "roles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rol" and "roles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roles vs roller". 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 #294,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.