roliço

/Ru.ˈli.su/

//Ru.ˈli.su// adj

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The verdict

“roliço” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,580 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,580
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - em forma de rolo; cilíndrico

Key facts for roliço
PropertyValue
Headwordroliço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Ru.ˈli.su/
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,580
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “roliço” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). roliço lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

roliço is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,580 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /Ru.ˈli.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for roliço 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 no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is roliço, spelled R-O-L-I-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    em forma de rolo; cilíndrico
  2. 2
    de formas arredondadas; meio gordo

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 "roliço"?
"roliço" is spelled R-O-L-I-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Ru.ˈli.su/.
What does "roliço" mean?
As an adjective, "roliço" means: em forma de rolo; cilíndrico
How do you pronounce "roliço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roliço" is /Ru.ˈli.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roliço" come from?
"roliço" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “roliço”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-O-L-I-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /Ru.ˈli.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list