# rodeo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊ.di.əʊ/ · frequency rank #15,696

## Definitions
1. A gathering of cattle to be branded.
2. A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.
3. An entertainment event associated with the sport.

## Etymology
From Spanish rodeo, from rodear (“to surround”), which refers to a cattle roundup.

## Easily confused with
- **roe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-roe)
- **roo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-roo)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rose)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rome)
- **rude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rude)
- **rope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rope)
- **rods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rods)
- **Rowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rowe)
- **Romo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-romo)
- **Rojo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rojo)
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rote)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rove)
- **Ryde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-ryde)
- **roles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-roles)
- **roger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-roger)
- **roses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-roses)
- **rover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-rover)
- **Romeo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-romeo)
- **ropes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-ropes)
- **ryder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodeo-vs-ryder)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ordeo`, `rdoeo`, `roddeo`, `rodoe`, `roedo`, `rrodeo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rodeo