Which to use
“rol” is a noun and “rolar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,447
- “rol” frequency rank
- #8,812
- “rolar” frequency rank
- 31259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rol | rolar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lista; relação | fazer girar |
Letter map: rol vs rolar
Shared letters muted; letters that set rol and rolar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for rol / rolar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rol is anoun and rolaraverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rol” sits inside “rolar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rol is recorded at frequency rank #22,447, classified as anoun. rolar is at rank #8,812, tagged as averb, pronounced /Ru.ˈlaɾ/.
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 31259, this pair ranks #36,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rol vs rolar
Shared letters: lor. Private to "rol": -. Private to "rolar": a.
"rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rolar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rolar ← orlar · rloar · roalr · rolarr · rollar · rolra · rrolar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rol" and "rolar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rol" vs "rolar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "rol" vs "rolar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rolar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rol" and "rolar" 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 #36,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.