Rodez

\ʁo.dɛs\

/\ʁo.dɛs\/ name

The verdict

“Rodez” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,077
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune et chef-lieu de département français, située dans le département de l’Aveyron.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rodez · Rodez · French

Rodez · rank #22,077 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,077
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH robustes

Nearest frequency peer: robustes (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Rodez »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Rodez » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Rodez vs roe
40% similar
Rodez vs rôle
20% similar
Rodez vs Rome
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Rodez
PropertyValue
HeadwordRodez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁo.dɛs\
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,077
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Rodez »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Rodezse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « robustes » (#22,076), « rolls » (#22,078), « rimes » (#22,075). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Rodez » est au #22,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Rodez (IPA \ʁo.dɛs\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,077 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Commune et chef-lieu de département français, située dans le département de l’Aveyron.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rodez, with forms such as "ordez", "rdoez", and "roddez". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "roe", "rôle", "Rome", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Rodez, spelled R-O-D-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune et chef-lieu de département français, située dans le département de l’Aveyron.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Encore aujourd’hui, le diocèse de Rodez est, de tous, celui qui fournit le plus grand nombre de prêtres, le plus grand nombre de missionnaires.
  2. Le 31 janvier, mais aussi mardi, ce phénomène s’est produit aussi à Rodez, Saint-Gaudens, ou encore Tarbes, des villes moyennes d’Occitanie.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ordez
  • rdoez
  • roddez
  • rodezz
  • rodze
  • roedz
  • rrodez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rodez - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ordez2rdoez2roddez1rodezz1rodze2roedz2rrodez1
Edit distance from "Rodez"

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 "Rodez"?
"Rodez" is spelled R-O-D-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁo.dɛs\.
What does "Rodez" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rodez" means: Commune et chef-lieu de département français, située dans le département de l’Aveyron.
What words are commonly confused with "Rodez"?
"Rodez" is commonly confused with "roe", "rôle", "Rome". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rodez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rodez" is \ʁo.dɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rodez" come from?
"Rodez" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list