Which to use
“rol” and “rola” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,447
- “rol” frequency rank
- #6,582
- “rola” frequency rank
- 29029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rol | rola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lista; relação | pequena ave da família dos columbídeos, semelhante à pomba |
Letter map: rol vs rola
Shared letters muted; letters that set rol and rola apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on rol vs rola
rol and rola 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 extra letter(s) - “rol” sits inside “rola”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rol is recorded at frequency rank #22,447, classified as anoun. rola is at rank #6,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɾo.lɐ/.
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 29029, this pair ranks #39,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rol vs rola
Shared letters: lor. Private to "rol": -. Private to "rola": a.
"rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rola ← rloa · rolla · rrola
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rol" and "rola" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rol" or "rola"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "rol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rol" and "rola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rol". 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 #39,701 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.