# Romeo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹoʊmioʊ/ · frequency rank #11,106

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Romance languages.
2. One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).

## Easily confused with
- **roo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-roo)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rose)
- **rope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rope)
- **Rowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rowe)
- **Romo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-romo)
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rote)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rove)
- **romp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-romp)
- **roses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-roses)
- **rover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rover)
- **ropes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-ropes)
- **rosen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rosen)
- **rower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rower)
- **roper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-roper)
- **rondo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rondo)
- **Rosso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rosso)
- **rowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rowed)
- **Rouen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-rouen)
- **Romney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-romney)
- **romero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-romero)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ormeo`, `rmoeo`, `roemo`, `rommeo`, `romoe`, `rromeo`

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