rouleau
/ɹuːˈləʊ/
"rouleau" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rouleau” is uncommon English (frequency #90,915 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,915
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rouleau |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹuːˈləʊ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #90,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rouleau” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rouleau is uncommon English at frequency #90,915 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹuːˈləʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rouleau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French rouleau. The correct English form is rouleau, spelled R-O-U-L-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll.
- 2A decorative technique that involves creating patterns with piping, cording or bias tape. A rouleau loop uses the same cord or piping as a way of fastening buttons, most notably down the back of bridal gowns.
- 3A stack of aggregated red blood cells, as seen in certain haematological and other diseases.
- 4One of a bundle of fascines to cover besiegers.
Etymology
Borrowed from French rouleau.
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 “rouleau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-O-U-L-E-A-U - 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.