Which to use
“rolo” and “rótulo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,250
- “rolo” frequency rank
- #11,343
- “rótulo” frequency rank
- 20593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rolo | rótulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer objeto cilíndrico mais ou menos alongado | letreiro ou inscrição com a qual se indica o conteúdo, o objeto ou o destino de algo |
Where the eye mixes rolo and rótulo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rolo vs rótulo
A purely visual mix-up. rolo (/ˈRo.lu/) and rótulo (/ˈRɔ.tu.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rolo is recorded at frequency rank #9,250, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRo.lu/. rótulo is at rank #11,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɔ.tu.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 20593, this pair ranks #49,876 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rolo vs rótulo
Shared letters: lor. Private to "rolo": -. Private to "rótulo": tuó.
"rolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rótulo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rolo ← orlo · rloo · rollo · rool · rrolo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rolo" and "rótulo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rolo" vs "rótulo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rolo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rótulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,876 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rolo" and "rótulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robalo vs rótulo". 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 #49,876 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.