Roland

\ʁɔ.lɑ̃\

/\ʁɔ.lɑ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Roland” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,605
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-roland · Roland · French

Roland · rank #5,605 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,605
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH reviennent

Nearest frequency peer: reviennent (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Roland »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Roland » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Roland vs rond
50% similar
Roland vs round
50% similar
Roland vs Ronan
67% similar

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

Key facts for Roland
PropertyValue
HeadwordRoland
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁɔ.lɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,605
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Roland »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Rolandse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « reviennent » (#5,604), « Reims » (#5,603), « réparation » (#5,607). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Roland » est au #5,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Roland (IPA \ʁɔ.lɑ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,605 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Roland, with forms such as "orland", "rloand", and "roalnd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rond", "round", "Ronan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Roland, spelled R-O-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Roland appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Roland leur distribua des champs à décaillouter, incitant certains à favoriser l’élevage des vaches et des moutons, grands dispensateurs de lait, de viande, de cuir et de laine.
  2. « On tourne à 120 employés municipaux à l’année, qui travaillent dans la mairie, les établissements de santé… L’été, je suis obligé de prendre 40 saisonniers supplémentaires », explique le maire, Roland Tabart.

This word in other languages

Roland(English)Roldán(Español)Roland(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orland
  • rloand
  • roalnd
  • roladn
  • rolandd
  • rolannd
  • rolnad
  • rroland

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Roland - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

orland2rloand2roalnd2roladn2rolandd1rolannd1rolnad2rroland1
Edit distance from "Roland"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Roland"?
"Roland" is spelled R-O-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ.lɑ̃\.
What does "Roland" mean?
As a proper noun, "Roland" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Roland"?
"Roland" is commonly confused with "rond", "round", "Ronan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Roland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Roland" is \ʁɔ.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Roland" come from?
"Roland" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

réunit#5,608ranger#5,600quarts#5,599thread#5,615

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

pères8 variantspayés8 variantsmythe8 variantsagenda8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list