rameur

\ʁa.mœʁ\

/\ʁa.mœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rameur” is uncommon French (frequency #51,693 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,693
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui rame (dans l’eau).

Corpus desk

Index FR-rameur · rameur · French

rameur · rank #51,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,693
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rape

Nearest frequency peer: rape (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « rameur »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « rameur » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rameur
PropertyValue
Headwordrameur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.mœʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rameur » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.rameurtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « rape » (#51,694), « rebords » (#51,695), « recensant » (#51,696). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rameur » est au #51,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rameur is uncommon French at frequency #51,693 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.mœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rameur, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rameur, spelled R-A-M-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui rame (dans l’eau).
  2. 2
    Nom donné à des insectes de la famille des gerridae, car ceux-ci se déplacent à la surface de l'eau comme s'ils ramaient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans chacune des barques effilées et colorées : quatre rameurs, des hommes beaux, bronzés, parmi lesquels on pouvait reconnaître des champions de l’aviron !
  2. Un rameur remonte une rivière.

This word in other languages

oarsman(English)remero(Español)Ruderer(Deutsch)

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 "rameur"?
"rameur" is spelled R-A-M-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.mœʁ\.
What does "rameur" mean?
As a noun, "rameur" means: Personne qui rame (dans l’eau).
How do you pronounce "rameur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rameur" is \ʁa.mœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rameur" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rameur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reform#51,699renoué#51,702rivets#51,710rommel#51,715

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list