rolinha

noun

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The verdict

“rolinha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,892 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,892
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome comum dado a várias espécies de aves columbiformes de pequeno porte, especialmente do gênero Columbina, como a rolinha-roxa (Columbina talpacoti) e a rolinha-picui (Columbina picui)

Key facts for rolinha
PropertyValue
Headwordrolinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rolinha” 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). rolinha lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rolinha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,892 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

rolinha doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is rolinha, spelled R-O-L-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome comum dado a várias espécies de aves columbiformes de pequeno porte, especialmente do gênero Columbina, como a rolinha-roxa (Columbina talpacoti) e a rolinha-picui (Columbina picui)
  2. 2
    termo afetivo ou poético usado para se referir a uma pomba ou ave delicada

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 "rolinha"?
"rolinha" is spelled R-O-L-I-N-H-A.
What does "rolinha" mean?
As a noun, "rolinha" means: nome comum dado a várias espécies de aves columbiformes de pequeno porte, especialmente do gênero Columbina, como a rolinha-roxa (Columbina talpacoti) e a rolinha-picui (Columbina picui)
What language does "rolinha" come from?
"rolinha" 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 “rolinha”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-O-L-I-N-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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