Which to use
“rol” is a noun and “role” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,447
- “rol” frequency rank
- #10,958
- “role” frequency rank
- 33405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rol | role |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lista; relação | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo rolar |
Letter map: rol vs role
Shared letters muted; letters that set rol and role apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - rol and role
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rol is anoun and roleaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rol” sits inside “role”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rol is recorded at frequency rank #22,447, classified as anoun. 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 33405, this pair ranks #34,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rol vs role
Shared letters: lor. Private to "rol": -. Private to "role": e.
"rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- role ← orle · rloe · roel · rolle · rrole
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rol" for "role" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rol" or "role" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "rol" vs "role" 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 "role" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rol" and "role" 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 #34,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.