rouge

[ˈruʃ]

/[ˈruʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“rouge” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,607. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,607
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pintalabios.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rouge · rouge · Spanish

rouge · rank #26,607 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,607
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH ríes

Nearest frequency peer: ríes (+2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “rouge”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “rouge” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rouge vs rue
60% similar
rouge vs rule
60% similar
rouge vs ruge
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rouge
PropertyValue
Headwordrouge
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈruʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,607
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rouge”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rougecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ríes” (#26,609), “saborear” (#26,610), “rindiendo” (#26,603). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rouge” va en #26,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rouge (IPA [ˈruʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,607 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pintalabios.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rouge, with forms such as "oruge", "rogue", and "roueg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rue", "rule", "ruge", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is rouge, spelled R-O-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pintalabios.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rouge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Que les pintó los labios con rouge Yo le escupí su t-shirt de Bush

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oruge
  • rogue
  • roueg
  • rougge
  • rrouge
  • ruoge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rouge - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oruge2rogue2roueg2rougge1rrouge1ruoge2
Edit distance from "rouge"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rouge"?
"rouge" is spelled R-O-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈruʃ].
What does "rouge" mean?
As a noun, "rouge" means: Pintalabios.
What words are commonly confused with "rouge"?
"rouge" is commonly confused with "rue", "rule", "ruge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rouge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rouge" is [ˈruʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rouge" come from?
"rouge" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rouge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sapos#26,614Satán#26,615simio#26,619skate#26,620

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sang6 variantsquemo6 variantspuñal6 variantspaños6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list