ramada
/ɹəˈmɑːdə/
"ramada" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ramada” is uncommon English (frequency #60,405 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,405
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ramada |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹəˈmɑːdə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #60,405 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ramada” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ramada is uncommon English at frequency #60,405 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹəˈmɑːdə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ramada, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish ramada, from rama (“branch”). The correct English form is ramada, spelled R-A-M-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ramada, from rama (“branch”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is R-A-M-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.