râle
\ʁal\
The verdict
“râle” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,052. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,052
- frequency rank, French
- 507,453
- “R” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bruit rauque produit par la respiration quand elle est embarrassée, particulièrement chez les agonisants.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | râle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁal\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #18,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “râle” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around râle (IPA \ʁal\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,052 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for râle, with forms such as "rale", "rlâe", and "rrâle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Re", "RL", "rue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is râle, spelled R-Â-L-E.
Definition
- 1Bruit rauque produit par la respiration quand elle est embarrassée, particulièrement chez les agonisants.
- 2Bruit anormal que l’on perçoit, à l’auscultation, dans les voies respiratoires et ce quel qu’en soit la cause.
- 3Son, cri évoquant ce bruit.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rale
- rlâe
- rrâle
- râel
- râlle
- ârle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of râle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "râle"?
What does "râle" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "râle"?
How do you pronounce "râle"?
What language does "râle" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “râle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-Â-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Re” - see the side-by-side comparison. râle vs Re
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Same frequency band
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.