chou rouge

\ʃu ʁuʒ\

/\ʃu ʁuʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chou 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
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom usuel de Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra qui est une sorte de chou cabus de couleur pourpre (la plupart du temps).

Key facts for chou rouge
PropertyValue
Headwordchou rouge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃu ʁuʒ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chou rouge” sits in French frequency

chou 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

chou rouge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃu ʁuʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom usuel de Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra qui est une sorte de chou cabus de couleur pourpre (la plupart du temps).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chou rouge, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chou rouge, spelled C-H-O-U- -R-O-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom usuel de Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra qui est une sorte de chou cabus de couleur pourpre (la plupart du temps).

This word in other languages

lombarda(Español)Rotkohl(Deutsch)

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 "chou rouge"?
"chou rouge" is spelled C-H-O-U- -R-O-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃu ʁuʒ\.
What does "chou rouge" mean?
As a noun, "chou rouge" means: Nom usuel de Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra qui est une sorte de chou cabus de couleur pourpre (la plupart du temps).
How do you pronounce "chou rouge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chou rouge" is \ʃu ʁuʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chou rouge" come from?
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Using “chou rouge”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-O-U- -R-O-U-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃu 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