rolvsrolhaTell them apart

Which to use

“rol” and “rolha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,447
“rol” frequency rank
#30,711
“rolha” frequency rank
53158
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rol rolha
Definition lista; relação peça (normalmente de cortiça) com que se tapam recipientes de boca estreita

Letter map: rol vs rolha

Shared letters muted; letters that set rol and rolha apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch
rol
5 ch
rolha

Spelling & dictionary notes on rol vs rolha

rol and rolha 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 2 extra letter(s) - “rol” sits inside “rolha”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rol is recorded at frequency rank #22,447, classified as anoun. rolha is at rank #30,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRo.ʎɐ/.

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 53158, this pair ranks #12,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rol vs rolha

Shared letters: lor. Private to "rol": -. Private to "rolha": ah.

"rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "rolha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rolhaorlha · rloha · rohla · rolah · rolhha · rollha · rrolha

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rol" and "rolha" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rol” sits inside “rolha”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rol" or "rolha" show up more?
"rol" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,447 in our Portuguese list, against #30,711 for "rolha". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rol" and "rolha".

  • Full dictionary entry for "rol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rolha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rol" and "rolha" 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 #12,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list