flanquer une rouste
\flɑ̃.ke yn ʁust\
The verdict
“flanquer une rouste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Infliger une sévère correction, rouer de coups.
Corpus desk
Index FR-flanquer-une-rouste · flanquer une rouste · French
flanquer une rouste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flanquer une rouste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \flɑ̃.ke yn ʁust\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « flanquer une rouste » en français
Rare enough to double-check
flanquer une rouste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \flɑ̃.ke yn ʁust\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Infliger une sévère correction, rouer de coups.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for flanquer une rouste, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is flanquer une rouste, spelled F-L-A-N-Q-U-E-R- -U-N-E- -R-O-U-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Infliger une sévère correction, rouer de coups.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how flanquer une rouste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En voilà un à qui j'ai flanqué une rouste soignée, mon bon ! Il était à bord, on en pouvait pas plus jouir que d'un singe, il cassait tout et il ne faisait rien.
Synonyms
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.