rondar
[rõn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
The verdict
“rondar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,842. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,842
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moverse de manera repetitiva o circular alrededor de algo; dar vueltas en torno.
Corpus desk
Index ES-rondar · rondar · Spanish
rondar · rank #43,842 · 9 variants · 19 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,842
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH rosso
Nearest frequency peer: rosso (+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 “rondar”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- restringien…
restringiendo
56,164 corpus weight
- retazos
retazos
56,163 corpus weight
- reverenda
reverenda
56,161 corpus weight
- rondar
rondar
56,159 corpus weight
- rosso
rosso
56,158 corpus weight
- Sabella
Sabella
56,154 corpus weight
What this shows “rondar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | rondar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [rõn̪ˈd̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #43,842 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rondar”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around rondar (IPA [rõn̪ˈd̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,842 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rondar, with forms such as "orndar", "rnodar", and "rodnar". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "rotar", "rozar", "rondas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is rondar, spelled R-O-N-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Moverse de manera repetitiva o circular alrededor de algo; dar vueltas en torno.
- 2Acompañar o estar cerca de alguien continuamente para obtener algo.
- 3Encontrarse cerca; estar alrededor.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rondar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La mortalidad global ronda el 30%».
La enfermedad ronda a la familia. Edvard padece bronquitis asmática crónica; Laura, la cuarta, terminará internada en un asilo para enfermos mentales».
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- orndar
- rnodar
- rodnar
- ronadr
- rondarr
- ronddar
- rondra
- ronndar
- rrondar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rondar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rondar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).