roadie
/ˈɹoʊdi/noun, verb
roadie is spelled R-O-A-D-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, roadie means “One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of roadie is roadies.
How many letters and syllables are in roadie?
| Letters | 6: R-O-A-D-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is roadie?
Roadie appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce roadie?
- UK /ˈɹəʊdi/
- US /ˈɹoʊdi/
Roadie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-roadie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with roadie
Sounds like: rhodie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with roadie?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as roadie from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of roadie
- roadies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- roadying participle, present
- roadied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roadie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of the crew for a musical group or other travelling stage production, especially a stagehand or technician.
I was a roadie for a heavy metal band for four years.
- 2
colloquialA cyclist who rides on the roads rather than off-road.
I don't know about any trails for cycling because I'm mainly a roadie.
- 3
colloquialAn alcoholic beverage for the ride, for consumption while one is driving.
The bartender said he's not allowed to let me leave with a roadie.
verb
- 1
To act as a roadie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roadie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does roadie come from?
From road + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).