Don't confuse rim (wheel) size with tire size. The 33, 35, etc. is the TIRE DIAMETER in inches. If it was the width it would be roughly twice the width of a top fuel dragster; think about that (because those are HUGE meats).
Rims for the Bronco are going to range from 16" to 18" diameter in general, with 17" being the most common. When shopping for a tire you'll need to find a tire that matches your wheel diameter and wheel width (typically 7" to 9"). The internal diameter (distance from bead to bead across the center) of the tire needs to match the wheel while the width of the tire has wiggle room and people commonly run a tire with a width that is greater than the wheel; the tire maker has a chart for every tire showing which sizes are rated to fit which wheel sizes (and Ford has a chart with wheel dimensions on each of the Bronco offerings).
As to your fitment/rubbing question I believe some others have addressed that and there are some (long, detailed) threads here devoted specifically to the topic of stuffing rubber into wheel wells that you may wish to review. Another major issue to consider when going BIG is the effect upon the suspension geometry - especially with Bronco's use of IFS.
So, absolutely YES, you can get bigger tires on your stock rims - it's a common and easy swap. Not knowing your model it's hard to say what the easy out of the box options are. For me, hoping that Krampus someday parks a non-Squatch Badlands in my garage, I'd feel pretty good about going from the stock 33's to 35's on the stock rims. Don't have any plans for it atm but it's not a dramatic change (IMO).
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