role

//ˈxɔ.lɪ// verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,958

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

role is aPortugueseverb. It means: primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo rolar Pronounced /ˈxɔ.lɪ/. Often confused with rue and Rom.

Key facts for role
PropertyValue
Headwordrole
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈxɔ.lɪ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,958
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of role in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for role is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈxɔ.lɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,958 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for role, with forms such as "orle", "rloe", and "roel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rue", "Rom", "ros", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is role, spelled R-O-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo rolar
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo rolar
  3. 3
    terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo rolar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: orle,rloe,roel,rolle,rrole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for role

Misspelling Variants of "role"

orle4rloe4roel4rolle5rrole5
Misspelling Variants of "role"

Frequency rank: #10,958 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "role"?
"role" is spelled R-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈxɔ.lɪ/.
What does "role" mean?
As a verb, "role" means: primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo rolar
What words are commonly confused with "role"?
"role" is commonly confused with "rue", "Rom", "ros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "role"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "role" is /ˈxɔ.lɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "role" come from?
"role" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.