# round

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹaʊnd/ · frequency rank #754

## Definitions
1. Of shape:
2. Of shape:
3. Of shape:
4. Of shape:
5. Of shape:
6. Complete, whole, not lacking.
7. Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
8. Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
9. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing words.
10. Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
11. Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
12. Large in magnitude.
13. Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
14. Vaulted.
15. Returning to its starting point.

## Etymology
From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.

## Easily confused with
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-run)
- **runs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-runs)
- **rudd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-rudd)
- **rung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-rung)
- **rout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-rout)
- **roux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-roux)
- **rune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-rune)
- **route** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-route)
- **rouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-rouse)
- **rowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-rowed)
- **Rounds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-rounds)
- **routed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-routed)
- **roused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-roused)
- **rounded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-rounded)
- **rounder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-rounder)
- **roundup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-roundup)
- **roundly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/round-vs-roundly)
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ron-vs-round)
- **rod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rod-vs-round)
- **road** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/road-vs-round)

## Common misspellings (7)
`orund`, `ronud`, `roudn`, `roundd`, `rounnd`, `rround`, `ruond`

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