ronda

noun

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The verdict

“ronda” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,388
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grupo de soldados ou de outras pessoas que percorre as ruas, ou visita algum posto, velando pela manutenção da ordem

Corpus desk

Index PT-ronda · ronda · Portuguese

ronda · rank #8,388 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,388
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH see

Nearest frequency peer: see (+3 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 “ronda”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ronda” 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).

ronda vs rosa
60% similar
ronda vs rota
60% similar
ronda vs roupa
60% similar

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

Key facts for ronda
PropertyValue
Headwordronda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,388
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ronda”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).rondacai 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 “see” (#8,391), “retomar” (#8,384), “sejamos” (#8,392). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “ronda” fica em #8,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ronda, anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,388 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ronda, with forms such as "ornda", "rnoda", and "rodna". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "rosa", "rota", "roupa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ronda, spelled R-O-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    grupo de soldados ou de outras pessoas que percorre as ruas, ou visita algum posto, velando pela manutenção da ordem
  2. 2
    diligência para descobrir qualquer coisa
  3. 3
    exame ou inspeção acerca da boa ordem de alguma coisa
  4. 4
    espécie de jogo de azar
  5. 5
    dança de roda
  6. 6
    procissão que dá volta por determinados sítios
  7. 7
    bando de transeuntes, às vezes acompanhados de viola e outros instrumentos, o qual percorre de noite vários pontos de uma povoação, especialmente os lugares onde seroam ou descantam raparigas
  8. 8
    grupo de mascarados pelo carnaval

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Segundo a polícia, Camilo estava fazendo ronda de rotina, acompanhado por outros policiais, quando foi atingido pelos disparos.

Synonyms

rolda

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ornda
  • rnoda
  • rodna
  • ronad
  • rondda
  • ronnda
  • rronda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ronda - 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.

ornda2rnoda2rodna2ronad2rondda1ronnda1rronda1
Edit distance from "ronda"

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 "ronda"?
"ronda" is spelled R-O-N-D-A.
What does "ronda" mean?
As a noun, "ronda" means: grupo de soldados ou de outras pessoas que percorre as ruas, ou visita algum posto, velando pela manutenção da ordem
What words are commonly confused with "ronda"?
"ronda" is commonly confused with "rosa", "rota", "roupa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ronda" come from?
"ronda" 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 "ronda", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Sudão#8,397sábio#8,398veste#8,406odiar#8,367

Similar misspelling depth

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

aurora7 variantsgrato7 variantsbruxa7 variantscorreia7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list