rolha

/ˈRo.ʎɐ/

//ˈRo.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“rolha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,711
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça (normalmente de cortiça) com que se tapam recipientes de boca estreita

Corpus desk

Index PT-rolha · rolha · Portuguese

rolha · rank #30,711 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,711
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH romaria

Nearest frequency peer: romaria (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “rolha”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “rolha” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

rolha vs rosa
60% similar
rolha vs rota
60% similar
rolha vs rolo
60% similar

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

Key facts for rolha
PropertyValue
Headwordrolha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈRo.ʎɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,711
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rolha”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).rolhacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “romaria” (#30,712), “repelir” (#30,707), “remetente” (#30,706). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rolha” fica em #30,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rolha (IPA /ˈRo.ʎɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,711 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rolha, with forms such as "orlha", "rloha", and "rohla". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "rosa", "rota", "rolo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is rolha, spelled R-O-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça (normalmente de cortiça) com que se tapam recipientes de boca estreita
  2. 2
    limites impostos à liberdade de expressão

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «A rolha saltou da garrafa de champanhe com um estrondo durante a celebração.»

This word in other languages

cork(English)tapón(Español)bouchon(Français)Korken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orlha
  • rloha
  • rohla
  • rolah
  • rolhha
  • rollha
  • rrolha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

orlha2rloha2rohla2rolah2rolhha1rollha1rrolha1
Edit distance from "rolha"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rolha"?
"rolha" is spelled R-O-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈRo.ʎɐ/.
What does "rolha" mean?
As a noun, "rolha" means: peça (normalmente de cortiça) com que se tapam recipientes de boca estreita
What words are commonly confused with "rolha"?
"rolha" is commonly confused with "rosa", "rota", "rolo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rolha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rolha" is /ˈRo.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rolha" come from?
"rolha" is a Portuguese 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

quand#30,697prole#30,688toxic#30,755parts#30,666

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list