rueda

/[ˈrweð̞a]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,516

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rueda is aSpanishnoun. It means: Objeto circular que gira inserto en un eje. Es una máquina elemental con múltiples aplicaciones relacionadas con el transporte y el movimiento. Pronounced [ˈrweð̞a]. It ranks #3,516 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with ruta and rusa.

Key facts for rueda
PropertyValue
Headwordrueda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrweð̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,516
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rueda is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈrweð̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,516 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for rueda, with forms such as "reuda", "rrueda", and "rudea". 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, "ruta", "rusa", "runa", 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 rueda, spelled R-U-E-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objeto circular que gira inserto en un eje. Es una máquina elemental con múltiples aplicaciones relacionadas con el transporte y el movimiento.
  2. 2
    Pirueta que se hace afirmando en el suelo los brazos extendidos, uno delante del otro, e impulsando el cuerpo de modo que los pies den un giro completo en el aire.
  3. 3
    Baile tradicional chileno de Isluga, localidad del Norte Grande, interpretado por mujeres solteras, que simulan defenderse del asedio de los varones defendiéndose con un objeto al que llaman culebrilla.
  4. 4
    Partida de billar que se entre tres, y en que cada uno de los jugadores va cada mano contra los otros dos.
  5. 5
    Rebanada de pan.^([cita requerida]).
  6. 6
    Cualquiera de los juegos mecánicos que suelen estar en las ferias.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: reuda,rrueda,rudea,ruead,ruedda,ureda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rueda

Misspelling Variants of "rueda"

reuda5rrueda6rudea5ruead5ruedda6ureda5
Misspelling Variants of "rueda"

Frequency rank: #3,516 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rueda"?
"rueda" is spelled R-U-E-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrweð̞a].
What does "rueda" mean?
As a noun, "rueda" means: Objeto circular que gira inserto en un eje. Es una máquina elemental con múltiples aplicaciones relacionadas con el transporte y el movimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "rueda"?
"rueda" is commonly confused with "ruta", "rusa", "runa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rueda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rueda" is [ˈrweð̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rueda" come from?
"rueda" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.