rodear

/[roð̞eˈaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,040

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rodear is aSpanishverb. It means: Estar cosas alrededor de alguien o algo. Pronounced [roð̞eˈaɾ]. Often confused with Roger and rodeo.

Key facts for rodear
PropertyValue
Headwordrodear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[roð̞eˈaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,040
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rodear in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rodear is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [roð̞eˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,040 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for rodear, with forms such as "ordear", "rdoear", and "rodaer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Roger", "rodeo", "rogar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is rodear, spelled R-O-D-E-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estar cosas alrededor de alguien o algo.
  2. 2
    Ponerse personas o animales alrededor de alguien o algo.
  3. 3
    Poner cosas alrededor de alguien o algo.
  4. 4
    Llevar el ganado desde donde pace al lugar en que se le reúne.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ordear,rdoear,rodaer,roddear,rodearr,rodera,roedar,rrodear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rodear

Misspelling Variants of "rodear"

ordear6rdoear6rodaer6roddear7rodearr7rodera6roedar6rrodear7
Misspelling Variants of "rodear"

Frequency rank: #25,040 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rodear"?
"rodear" is spelled R-O-D-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [roð̞eˈaɾ].
What does "rodear" mean?
As a verb, "rodear" means: Estar cosas alrededor de alguien o algo.
What words are commonly confused with "rodear"?
"rodear" is commonly confused with "Roger", "rodeo", "rogar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rodear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rodear" is [roð̞eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rodear" come from?
"rodear" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.