Rhoda

name

The verdict

“Rhoda” is uncommon French (frequency #78,808 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,808
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rhoda · Rhoda · French

Rhoda · rank #78,808 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,808
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH retomba

Nearest frequency peer: retomba (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Rhoda »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Rhoda » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rhoda
PropertyValue
HeadwordRhoda
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Rhoda » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Rhodatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « retomba » (#78,807), « rififi » (#78,809), « ressuscitent » (#78,806). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Rhoda » est au #78,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rhoda is uncommon French at frequency #78,808 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rhoda, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Rhoda, spelled R-H-O-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Rhoda appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. À l’affiche cette année, entre autres, le chanteur, guitariste et auteur-compositeur Gilberto Gil, le pétillant groupe de jazz-funk Earth Wind and Fire, la chanteuse Jane Birkin, l’organiste Rhoda Scott ou encore l’ensemble vocal de gospel Golden Gate Quartet.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rhoda"?
"Rhoda" is spelled R-H-O-D-A.
What does "Rhoda" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rhoda" means: Prénom féminin.
What language does "Rhoda" come from?
"Rhoda" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rhoda", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list