roselle
/ɹəʊˈzɛl/
"roselle" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“roselle” is uncommon English (frequency #77,161 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,161
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roselle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹəʊˈzɛl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “roselle” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
roselle is uncommon English at frequency #77,161 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹəʊˈzɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for roselle in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration or misapprehension of French oseille denoting this plant, specific use of oseille sorrel; perhaps compare also sorrel. The correct English form is roselle, spelled R-O-S-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration or misapprehension of French oseille denoting this plant, specific use of oseille sorrel; perhaps compare also sorrel.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “roselle”
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- The one correct English spelling is R-O-S-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.