Rodham

name

"rodham" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Rodham” is uncommon English (frequency #53,823 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,823
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rodham · Rodham · English

Rodham · rank #53,823 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,823
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH roaster

Nearest frequency peer: roaster (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Rodham”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Rodham” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for Rodham
PropertyValue
HeadwordRodham
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rodham” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rodham lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rodham is uncommon English at frequency #53,823 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rodham, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Rodham, spelled R-O-D-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Rodham appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Just as Hillary Rodham Clinton famously put "18 million cracks in the glass ceiling" for women in high office, so there are a number of corporate executives who are doing the same for the lavender ceiling faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. It's just a matter of time before they are promoted to the top job.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rodham"?
"Rodham" is spelled R-O-D-H-A-M.
What does "Rodham" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rodham" means: A surname.
What language does "Rodham" come from?
"Rodham" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rodham", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list