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rada

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "rada", 4-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "rada" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "rada" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

rada is aEnglishnoun. It means: A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries. Often confused with rd and red.

Key facts for rada
PropertyValue
Headwordrada
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#40,863
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rada in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for rada is 4 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #40,863 in overall English 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 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for rada, with forms such as "arda", "raad", and "radda". 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, "rd", "red", "ran", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is rada, spelled R-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
  2. 2
    A soviet, a form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arda,raad,radda,rdaa,rrada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rada

Misspelling Variants of "rada"

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Misspelling Variants of "rada"

Frequency rank: #40,863 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rada"?
"rada" is spelled R-A-D-A.
What does "rada" mean?
As a noun, "rada" means: A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
What words are commonly confused with "rada"?
"rada" is commonly confused with "rd", "red", "ran". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "rada"?
Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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.