homme de la rue

\ɔm də la ʁy\

/\ɔm də la ʁy\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Toute personne que l’on peut croiser n’importe où. Homme quelconque.

Key facts for homme de la rue
PropertyValue
Headwordhomme de la rue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔm də la ʁy\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “homme de la rue” sits in French frequency

homme de la rue 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

homme de la rue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔm də la ʁy\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toute personne que l’on peut croiser n’importe où. Homme quelconque.".

No misspelling variants are generated for homme de la rue in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is homme de la rue, spelled H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -L-A- -R-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toute personne que l’on peut croiser n’importe où. Homme quelconque.

Synonyms

onl’onpékin moyenquidamvulgum pecuslambdacitoyen lambdapersonne de la rue

This word in other languages

man on the street(English)

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 "homme de la rue"?
"homme de la rue" is spelled H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -L-A- -R-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔm də la ʁy\.
What does "homme de la rue" mean?
As a noun, "homme de la rue" means: Toute personne que l’on peut croiser n’importe où. Homme quelconque.
How do you pronounce "homme de la rue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homme de la rue" is \ɔm də la ʁy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homme de la rue" come from?
"homme de la rue" 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 “homme de la rue”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -L-A- -R-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔm də la ʁy\ (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