rouille
rou·ille/ˈɹuːi/noun
rouille is spelled R-O-U-I-L-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (rou·ille). It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rouille means “A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rouille is rouilles.
How many letters and syllables are in rouille?
| Letters | 7: R-O-U-I-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rou·ille |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is rouille?
Rouille appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce rouille?
- /ˈɹuːi/
Rouille has 2 syllables, split rou·ille in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-rouille.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rouille
- rouilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rouille mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rouille in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of sauce from Provence, France:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rouille |
| German | Rouille |
| Spanish | rouille |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rouille come from?
Borrowed from French rouille (“rouille (sauce); rust”); the sauce is so named because its colour resembles that of rust.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).