Which to use
“rol” is a noun and “roxo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,447
- “rol” frequency rank
- #8,106
- “roxo” frequency rank
- 30553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rol | roxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lista; relação | que tem uma cor que resulta da junção do encarnado com o azul |
Letter map: rol vs roxo
Shared letters muted; letters that set rol and roxo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for rol / roxo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rol is anoun and roxoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rol is recorded at frequency rank #22,447, classified as anoun. roxo is at rank #8,106, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈRo.ʃu/.
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 30553, this pair ranks #37,755 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rol vs roxo
Shared letters: or. Private to "rol": l. Private to "roxo": x.
"rol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "roxo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- roxo ← orxo · roox · roxxo · rroxo · rxoo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rol" and "roxo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rol" or "roxo"?
Useful next steps
Pair "rol" vs "roxo" 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 "roxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,755 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rol" and "roxo" 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 #37,755 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.