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“rolls” and “roulis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,078
- “rolls” frequency rank
- #44,150
- “roulis” frequency rank
- 66228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rolls | roulis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de roll. | Balancement d’un navire qui roule, qui penche alternativement de droite à gauche et de gauche à droite. |
Where the eye mixes rolls and roulis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rolls vs roulis
A purely visual mix-up. rolls (\rɔl\) and roulis (\ʁu.li\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rolls is recorded at frequency rank #22,078, classified as anoun, pronounced \rɔl\. roulis is at rank #44,150, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁu.li\.
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 66228, this pair ranks #68,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rolls vs roulis
Shared letters: lors. Private to "rolls": -. Private to "roulis": iu.
"rolls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "roulis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "rolls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roulis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rolls" and "roulis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rotules vs roulis". 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 #68,717 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.