roust
/ɹaʊst/
"roust" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“roust” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - to rout out of bed; to rouse.
Corpus desk
Index EN-roust · roust · English
roust · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roust |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹaʊst/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “roust” in English
Rare enough to double-check
roust is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɹaʊst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for roust in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: 1650s, variant of rouse, possibly influenced by rout. The correct English form is roust, spelled R-O-U-S-T.
Definition
- 1to rout out of bed; to rouse.
- 2To harass, to treat in a rough way.
- 3To arrest.
- 4To drive strongly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how roust appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Why didn't you roust me out?" / "Well, I tried to, but I couldn't; I couldn't budge you." / "Well, all right. Don't stand there palavering all day, but out with you and see if there's a fish on the lines for breakfast. I'll be along in a minute."
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Yesterday morn at 6:30 they rousted me up & gave me 2 shots in the behind.
Etymology
1650s, variant of rouse, possibly influenced by rout.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.