rodear

[roð̞eˈaɾ]

/[roð̞eˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“rodear” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,040
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estar cosas alrededor de alguien o algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rodear · rodear · Spanish

rodear · rank #25,040 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,040
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rial

Nearest frequency peer: rial (-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 “rodear”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rodear” 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).

rodear vs Roger
50% similar
rodear vs rodeo
67% similar
rodear vs rogar
67% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rodear”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rodearcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rial” (#25,039), “reímos” (#25,038), “revuelto” (#25,037). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rodear” va en #25,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around rodear (IPA [roð̞eˈaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,040 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rodear, with forms such as "ordear", "rdoear", and "rodaer". 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, "Roger", "rodeo", "rogar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is rodear, spelled R-O-D-E-A-R.

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

umringen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ordear
  • rdoear
  • rodaer
  • roddear
  • rodearr
  • rodera
  • roedar
  • rrodear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rodear - 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.

ordear2rdoear2rodaer2roddear1rodearr1rodera2roedar2rrodear1
Edit distance from "rodear"

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 "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'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 "rodear", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reímos#25,038reunía#25,034target#25,060rayado#25,017

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

susurro8 variantsswing8 variantsproxy8 variantspeajes8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list