Rombo

[ˈrõmbo]

/[ˈrõmbo]/ name

The verdict

“Rombo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,909 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,909
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre primitivo de la constelación austral que hoy se llama el Retículo (Reticulum). Su figura representa el retículo de un telescopio para ubicar las estrellas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rombo · Rombo · Spanish

Rombo · rank #61,909 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,909
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rosco

Nearest frequency peer: rosco (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Rombo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Rombo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rombo
PropertyValue
HeadwordRombo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈrõmbo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,909
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Rombo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Rombocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “rosco” (#61,910), “ris” (#61,906), “sacarosa” (#61,912). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “Rombo” va en #61,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rombo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,909 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈrõmbo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre primitivo de la constelación austral que hoy se llama el Retículo (Reticulum). Su figura representa el retículo de un telescopio para ubicar las estrellas.".

Rombo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Rombo, spelled R-O-M-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre primitivo de la constelación austral que hoy se llama el Retículo (Reticulum). Su figura representa el retículo de un telescopio para ubicar las estrellas.

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 "Rombo"?
"Rombo" is spelled R-O-M-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrõmbo].
What does "Rombo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rombo" means: Nombre primitivo de la constelación austral que hoy se llama el Retículo (Reticulum). Su figura representa el retículo de un telescopio para ubicar las estrellas.
How do you pronounce "Rombo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rombo" is [ˈrõmbo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rombo" come from?
"Rombo" 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 "Rombo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list