Which to use
“rolha” and “rolo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,711
- “rolha” frequency rank
- #9,250
- “rolo” frequency rank
- 39961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rolha | rolo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça (normalmente de cortiça) com que se tapam recipientes de boca estreita | qualquer objeto cilíndrico mais ou menos alongado |
Where the eye mixes rolha and rolo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rolha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against rolo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rolha vs rolo
A purely visual mix-up. rolha (/ˈRo.ʎɐ/) and rolo (/ˈRo.lu/) 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 39961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rolha is recorded at frequency rank #30,711, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRo.ʎɐ/. rolo is at rank #9,250, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRo.lu/.
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 39961, this pair ranks #26,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rolha vs rolo
Shared letters: lor. Private to "rolha": ah. Private to "rolo": -.
"rolha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rolha" for "rolo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rolha" vs "rolo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rolha" and "rolo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rolha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rolo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rolha" and "rolo" 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 #26,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.