Rodolfo

\ro.ˈdol.fo\

/\ro.ˈdol.fo\/ name

The verdict

“Rodolfo” is uncommon French (frequency #64,747 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,747
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-rodolfo · Rodolfo · French

Rodolfo · rank #64,747 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,747
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rogatoire

Nearest frequency peer: rogatoire (+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 « Rodolfo »

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 « Rodolfo » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rodolfo
PropertyValue
HeadwordRodolfo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ro.ˈdol.fo\
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Rodolfo » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Rodolfotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « rogatoire » (#64,748), « riding » (#64,745), « Roseline » (#64,749). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Rodolfo » est au #64,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rodolfo is uncommon French at frequency #64,747 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ro.ˈdol.fo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Rodolfo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Rodolfo, spelled R-O-D-O-L-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

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 "Rodolfo"?
"Rodolfo" is spelled R-O-D-O-L-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ro.ˈdol.fo\.
What does "Rodolfo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rodolfo" means: Prénom masculin.
How do you pronounce "Rodolfo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rodolfo" is \ro.ˈdol.fo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rodolfo" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list