rondo
/ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/
"rondo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rondo” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #27,998 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,998
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rondo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #27,998 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rondo” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for rondo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,998 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rondo, with forms such as "orndo", "rnodo", and "rodno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "roo", "Rong", "rood", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from Italian rondò, itself an unadapted borrowing of French rondeau. Doublet of rondeau; see there for further etymology. The correct English form is rondo, spelled R-O-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- 2A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy.
- 3A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others.
- 4A game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other smaller group tries to take possession of the ball.
- 5A gambling game played with small balls on a table.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian rondò, itself an unadapted borrowing of French rondeau. Doublet of rondeau; see there for further etymology.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: orndo,rnodo,rodno,ronddo,ronndo,ronod,rrondo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rondo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “rondo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-O-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “roo” - see the side-by-side comparison. rondo vs roo
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.