col roulé

\kɔl ʁu.le\

/\kɔl ʁu.le\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Col haut et ajusté, qui se rabat sur lui-même et couvre le cou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-col-roule · col roulé · French

col roulé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for col roulé
PropertyValue
Headwordcol roulé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔl ʁu.le\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « col roulé » en français

col rouléreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

col roulé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔl ʁu.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for col roulé, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is col roulé, spelled C-O-L- -R-O-U-L-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Col haut et ajusté, qui se rabat sur lui-même et couvre le cou.
  2. 2
    Pull-over dont le col, haut et ajusté, se rabat sur lui-même et couvre le cou.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il connaissait l’homme en col roulé blanc, quelqu’un qui ne sortait pas de sa cuisine ouverte pour n’importe qui.
  2. Jamil se contemplait dans le miroir. Avec son col roulé noir et son jean à pattes d’éléphant, il aurait pu passer pour un Juif.

Synonyms

pull à col roulé

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "col roulé"?
"col roulé" is spelled C-O-L- -R-O-U-L-É. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔl ʁu.le\.
What does "col roulé" mean?
As a noun, "col roulé" means: Col haut et ajusté, qui se rabat sur lui-même et couvre le cou.
How do you pronounce "col roulé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "col roulé" is \kɔl ʁu.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "col roulé" come from?
"col roulé" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list