carotte rouge

\ka.ʁɔt ʁuʒ\

/\ka.ʁɔt ʁuʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“carotte rouge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Haute-Loire) (Puy-de-Dôme) (Nièvre) Betterave rouge.

Key facts for carotte rouge
PropertyValue
Headwordcarotte rouge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ʁɔt ʁuʒ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carotte rouge” sits in French frequency

carotte rouge falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carotte rouge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ʁɔt ʁuʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Haute-Loire) (Puy-de-Dôme) (Nièvre) Betterave rouge.".

No misspelling variants are generated for carotte rouge in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is carotte rouge, spelled C-A-R-O-T-T-E- -R-O-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Haute-Loire) (Puy-de-Dôme) (Nièvre) Betterave rouge.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carotte rouge"?
"carotte rouge" is spelled C-A-R-O-T-T-E- -R-O-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʁɔt ʁuʒ\.
What does "carotte rouge" mean?
As a noun, "carotte rouge" means: (Haute-Loire) (Puy-de-Dôme) (Nièvre) Betterave rouge.
How do you pronounce "carotte rouge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carotte rouge" is \ka.ʁɔt ʁuʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carotte rouge" come from?
"carotte rouge" is a French 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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Using “carotte rouge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-O-T-T-E- -R-O-U-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.ʁɔt ʁuʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list