rodea

[roˈð̞ea]

/[roˈð̞ea]/ verb

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The verdict

“rodea” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,116
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rodear o de rodearse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rodea · rodea · Spanish

rodea · rank #6,116 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,116
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reunió

Nearest frequency peer: reunió (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “rodea”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “rodea” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rodea vs roe
60% similar
rodea vs ropa
60% similar
rodea vs Rosa
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rodea
PropertyValue
Headwordrodea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[roˈð̞ea]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,116
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rodea”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).rodeacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “reunió” (#6,115), “seguida” (#6,117), “reunido” (#6,114). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rodea” va en #6,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rodea (IPA [roˈð̞ea]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,116 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rodea, with forms such as "ordea", "rdoea", and "rodae". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "roe", "ropa", "Rosa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is rodea, spelled R-O-D-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rodear o de rodearse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de rodear.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ordea
  • rdoea
  • rodae
  • roddea
  • roeda
  • rrodea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rodea - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ordea2rdoea2rodae2roddea1roeda2rrodea1
Edit distance from "rodea"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rodea"?
"rodea" is spelled R-O-D-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [roˈð̞ea].
What does "rodea" mean?
As a verb, "rodea" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rodear o de rodearse.
What words are commonly confused with "rodea"?
"rodea" is commonly confused with "roe", "ropa", "Rosa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rodea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rodea" is [roˈð̞ea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rodea" come from?
"rodea" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retos#6,112sirva#6,120toros#6,129palos#6,095

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

arroyo6 variantsnobel6 variantsMuñoz6 variantshuele6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list