Which to use
“rodo” and “role” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,079
- “rodo” frequency rank
- #10,958
- “role” frequency rank
- 48037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rodo | role |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | roer | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo rolar |
Where the eye mixes rodo and role
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rodo vs role
A purely visual mix-up. rodo (/ˈroː.doː/) and role (/ˈxɔ.lɪ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rodo is recorded at frequency rank #37,079, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈroː.doː/. role is at rank #10,958, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈxɔ.lɪ/.
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 48037, this pair ranks #17,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rodo vs role
Shared letters: or. Private to "rodo": d. Private to "role": el.
"rodo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rodo" and "role" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rodo" vs "role" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rodo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "role" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rodo" and "role" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rodo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #17,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.