Which to use
“rola” and “rolha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,582
- “rola” frequency rank
- #30,711
- “rolha” frequency rank
- 37293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rola | rolha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pequena ave da família dos columbídeos, semelhante à pomba | peça (normalmente de cortiça) com que se tapam recipientes de boca estreita |
Where the eye mixes rola and rolha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rola vs rolha
A purely visual mix-up. rola (/ˈɾo.lɐ/) and rolha (/ˈRo.ʎɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rola is recorded at frequency rank #6,582, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɾo.lɐ/. 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 37293, this pair ranks #29,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rola vs rolha
Shared letters: alor. Private to "rola": -. Private to "rolha": h.
"rola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rolha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rola" for "rolha" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rola" or "rolha"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rola" and "rolha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rola" 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 #29,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rola" and "rolha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rolha vs rosca". 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 #29,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.