roust
/ɹaʊst/verb, noun
roust is spelled R-O-U-S-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, roust means “to rout out of bed; to rouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in roust?
| Letters | 5: R-O-U-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is roust?
Roust appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 roust?
- /ɹaʊst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-roust.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with roust?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as roust.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: torus, stour, sutor.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of roust
- rousts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- rousting participle, present
- rousted participle, past
- roost
- rost
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roust mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
to rout out of bed; to rouse.
- 2
informalTo harass, to treat in a rough way.
- 3
slangTo arrest.
- 4
To drive strongly.
noun
- 1
A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roust in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | wach rütteln, aus dem Bett schmeißen , grob behandeln, malträtieren , einbuchten, verknacken |
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 roust come from?
1650s, variant of rouse, possibly influenced by rout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).