roquette

noun

"roquette" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“roquette” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.

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Index EN-roquette · roquette · English

roquette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for roquette
PropertyValue
Headwordroquette
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “roquette” in English

roquettesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

roquette is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for roquette, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French roquette. Cognate with rocket, see that entry for other cognates. The correct English form is roquette, spelled R-O-Q-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.

Etymology

Borrowed from French roquette. Cognate with rocket, see that entry for other cognates.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "roquette"?
"roquette" is spelled R-O-Q-U-E-T-T-E.
What does "roquette" mean?
As a noun, "roquette" means: A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
What is the origin of the word "roquette"?
Borrowed from French roquette. Cognate with rocket, see that entry for other cognates. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list