rodeio

noun

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The verdict

“rodeio” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,866
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de rodear alguém ou alguma coisa

Corpus desk

Index PT-rodeio · rodeio · Portuguese

rodeio · rank #16,866 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,866
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH robot

Nearest frequency peer: robot (-2 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “rodeio”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “rodeio” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

rodeio vs rodo
67% similar
rodeio vs romeno
67% similar
rodeio vs rossio
67% similar

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

Key facts for rodeio
PropertyValue
Headwordrodeio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,866
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rodeio”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).rodeiocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “robot” (#16,864), “rouge” (#16,868), “Saara” (#16,869). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rodeio” fica em #16,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rodeio, anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,866 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rodeio, with forms such as "ordeio", "rdoeio", and "roddeio". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "rodo", "romeno", "rossio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is rodeio, spelled R-O-D-E-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de rodear alguém ou alguma coisa
  2. 2
    volta que se dá
  3. 3
    curva ou ziguezagues que se descrevem por afastamento do caminho direito e mais curto
  4. 4
    uso de figuras de retórica na dicção
  5. 5
    competição entre vaqueiros que consiste em cavalgar montarias bravias

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O peão Gilberto Morato, de 32 anos, morreu na noite da sexta-feira (06), ao ser pisoteado por um touro, durante um rodeio em Belmonte, em Santa Catarina.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ordeio
  • rdoeio
  • roddeio
  • rodeoi
  • rodieo
  • roedio
  • rrodeio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rodeio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ordeio2rdoeio2roddeio1rodeoi2rodieo2roedio2rrodeio1
Edit distance from "rodeio"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rodeio"?
"rodeio" is spelled R-O-D-E-I-O.
What does "rodeio" mean?
As a noun, "rodeio" means: ato ou efeito de rodear alguém ou alguma coisa
What words are commonly confused with "rodeio"?
"rodeio" is commonly confused with "rodo", "romeno", "rossio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "rodeio" come from?
"rodeio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sanção#16,876what's#16,910barrar#16,945brando#16,947

Similar misspelling depth

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

robot7 variantspazes7 variantsverme7 variantsvetor7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list