vsrolTell them apart

Which to use

“ré” and “rol” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,922
“ré” frequency rank
#22,447
“rol” frequency rank
32369
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rol
Definition segunda nota musical da escala de dó maior lista; relação

Letter map: ré vs rol

Shared letters muted; letters that set and rol apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch
ré
3 ch
rol

Spelling & dictionary notes on ré vs rol

and rol are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

is recorded at frequency rank #9,922, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɛ/. rol is at rank #22,447, tagged as anoun.

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 32369, this pair ranks #35,456 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ré vs rol

Shared letters: r. Private to "ré": é. Private to "rol": lo.

"ré" · 2 letters · shape CV  ·  "rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ré" for "rol" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "ré" or "rol"?
"ré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,922 in our Portuguese list, against #22,447 for "rol". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "ré" vs "rol" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,456 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ré" and "rol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rol". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #35,456 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list