rollback

\ʁɔl.bak\

/\ʁɔl.bak\/ noun

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The verdict

“rollback” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commande annulant une transaction en cours, rétablissement d’une base de donnée dans un état antérieur. L’office québécois de la langue française recommande retour en arrière.

Key facts for rollback
PropertyValue
Headwordrollback
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔl.bak\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rollback” sits in French frequency

rollback falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rollback is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɔl.bak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rollback in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rollback, spelled R-O-L-L-B-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commande annulant une transaction en cours, rétablissement d’une base de donnée dans un état antérieur. L’office québécois de la langue française recommande retour en arrière.
  2. 2
    Résultat de l’exécution de cette commande.

Antonyms

commit

This word in other languages

rollback(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rollback"?
"rollback" is spelled R-O-L-L-B-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔl.bak\.
What does "rollback" mean?
As a noun, "rollback" means: Commande annulant une transaction en cours, rétablissement d’une base de donnée dans un état antérieur. L’office québécois de la langue française recommande retour en arrière.
How do you pronounce "rollback"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rollback" is \ʁɔl.bak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rollback" come from?
"rollback" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “rollback”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-L-L-B-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɔl.bak\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list