Which to use
“rojo” is an adjective and “rol” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,505
- “rojo” frequency rank
- #22,447
- “rol” frequency rank
- 51952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rojo | rol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vermelho | lista; relação |
Letter map: rojo vs rol
Shared letters muted; letters that set rojo and rol apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: rojo vs rol
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rojo is anadjective and rolanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rojo is recorded at frequency rank #29,505, classified as anadj. 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 51952, this pair ranks #13,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rojo vs rol
Shared letters: or. Private to "rojo": j. Private to "rol": l.
"rojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rojo ← orjo · rjoo · rojjo · rooj · rrojo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rojo" for "rol" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rojo" vs "rol" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "rojo" vs "rol" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rojo" 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 #13,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rojo" and "rol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rojo". 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 #13,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.