Rodeo

/[ʁoˈdeːo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,098

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Rodeo is aGermannoun. It means: vor allem in Nordamerika verbreitete Sportart, bei der die Sportler unter anderem Fähigkeiten im Reiten von wilden Pferden oder Stieren zeigen Pronounced [ʁoˈdeːo]. Often confused with rote and Rose.

Key facts for Rodeo
PropertyValue
HeadwordRodeo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁoˈdeːo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,098
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Rodeo in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rodeo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁoˈdeːo]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,098 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Rodeo, with forms such as "ordeo", "rdoeo", and "roddeo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rote", "Rose", "rohe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rodeo, spelled R-O-D-E-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor allem in Nordamerika verbreitete Sportart, bei der die Sportler unter anderem Fähigkeiten im Reiten von wilden Pferden oder Stieren zeigen
  2. 2
    das Zusammentreiben des Viehs

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ordeo,rdoeo,roddeo,rodoe,roedo,rrodeo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Rodeo

Misspelling Variants of "Rodeo"

ordeo5rdoeo5roddeo6rodoe5roedo5rrodeo6
Misspelling Variants of "Rodeo"

Frequency rank: #42,098 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rodeo"?
"Rodeo" is spelled R-O-D-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁoˈdeːo].
What does "Rodeo" mean?
As a noun, "Rodeo" means: vor allem in Nordamerika verbreitete Sportart, bei der die Sportler unter anderem Fähigkeiten im Reiten von wilden Pferden oder Stieren zeigen
What words are commonly confused with "Rodeo"?
"Rodeo" is commonly confused with "rote", "Rose", "rohe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rodeo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rodeo" is [ʁoˈdeːo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rodeo" come from?
"Rodeo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.