rodilla
[roˈð̞iʝa]
The verdict
“rodilla” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,066 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,066
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Articulación medial de la pata o pierna, que une el muslo con la pantorrilla en los bípedos o el antebrazo y la caña en los cuadrúpedos.
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 | rodilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [roˈð̞iʝa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #7,066 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rodilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rodilla is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [roˈð̞iʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,066 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rodilla, with forms such as "ordilla", "rdoilla", and "roddilla". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "rodillo", "rodillas", "rodillos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is rodilla, spelled R-O-D-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Articulación medial de la pata o pierna, que une el muslo con la pantorrilla en los bípedos o el antebrazo y la caña en los cuadrúpedos.
- 2Rosca de tela que se coloca sobre la cabeza para servir de apoyo y estabilizador al transportar cosas sobre ella.
- 3Trozo de tela basta usado para limpiar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ordilla,rdoilla,roddilla,rodila,rodilal,rodlila,roidlla,rrodilla
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rodilla - 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.
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.
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Using “rodilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-O-D-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [roˈð̞iʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rodillo” - see the side-by-side comparison. rodilla vs rodillo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.