Rho

[ʁoː]

/[ʁoː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rho” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - siebzehnter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets

Corpus desk

Index DE-rho · Rho · German

Rho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Rho
PropertyValue
HeadwordRho
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁoː]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rho” sits in German frequency

Rhofalls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rho is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "siebzehnter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets".

Zero misspellings are on record for Rho in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rho, spelled R-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    siebzehnter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets

This word in other languages

rho(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rho"?
"Rho" is spelled R-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁoː].
What does "Rho" mean?
As a noun, "Rho" means: siebzehnter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets
How do you pronounce "Rho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rho" is [ʁoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rho" come from?
"Rho" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list