Rolle

\ˈʁɔ.lə\

/\ˈʁɔ.lə\/ noun

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The verdict

“Rolle” is uncommon French (frequency #54,861 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,861
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-rolle · Rolle · French

Rolle · rank #54,861 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,861
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rohmer

Nearest frequency peer: Rohmer (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Rolle »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Rolle » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rolle
PropertyValue
HeadwordRolle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈʁɔ.lə\
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,861
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Rolle » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Rolletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Rohmer » (#54,860), « rooms » (#54,862), « rohingyas » (#54,859). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Rolle » est au #54,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rolle is uncommon French at frequency #54,861 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʁɔ.lə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Rolle in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Rolle, spelled R-O-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rôle.
  2. 2
    Rouleau.
  3. 3
    Roulade.
  4. 4
    Tonneau (figure de vol acrobatique).
  5. 5
    Bobine (forme).
  6. 6
    Poulie.
  7. 7
    Galet
  8. 8
    Importance

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Information spielt eine Wichtige Rolle in einer Demokratie.
  2. Der Schauspieler soll seine Rolle auswendig kennen.

Synonyms

MangelWalzeSpulePurzelbaumBenutzerrolle

Antonyms

Kätzin

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 "Rolle"?
"Rolle" is spelled R-O-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʁɔ.lə\.
What does "Rolle" mean?
As a noun, "Rolle" means: Rôle.
How do you pronounce "Rolle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rolle" is \ˈʁɔ.lə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rolle" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rooms#54,862rôtis#54,883saada#54,884sabah#54,885

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list