rancœur

\ʁɑ̃.kœʁ\

/\ʁɑ̃.kœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rancœur” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,551
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mécontentement, aigreur, dégoût que laisse après elle une déception, une mésaventure, une injustice ; ressentiment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ranc-ur · rancœur · French

rancœur · rank #32,551 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,551
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rajeunir

Nearest frequency peer: rajeunir (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « rancœur »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « rancœur » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rancœur
PropertyValue
Headwordrancœur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ̃.kœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,551
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rancœur »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rancœurse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rajeunir » (#32,550), « rappellerai » (#32,552), « raja » (#32,549). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rancœur » est au #32,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around rancœur (IPA \ʁɑ̃.kœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,551 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rancœur, with forms such as "arncœur", "racnœur", and "ranccœur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 rancœur, spelled R-A-N-C-Œ-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mécontentement, aigreur, dégoût que laisse après elle une déception, une mésaventure, une injustice ; ressentiment.
  2. 2
    Motif d’un sentiment de rancœur (généralement au pluriel).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et, peu à peu, de la douceur primordiale, un peu timide et avide de tendresse de son caractère, montaient une sourde irritation, une rancœur et une révolte.
  2. Dans une lettre adressée au duc de Nevers, en 1208, Innocent III exhale sa rancœur contre les juifs.

This word in other languages

rancor(English)rencor(Español)Groll(Deutsch)rancor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arncœur
  • racnœur
  • ranccœur
  • rancuœr
  • rancœru
  • rancœurr
  • ranncœur
  • ranœcur
  • rnacœur
  • rrancœur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rancœur - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arncœur2racnœur2ranccœur1rancuœr2rancœru2rancœurr1ranncœur1ranœcur2
Edit distance from "rancœur"

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 "rancœur"?
"rancœur" is spelled R-A-N-C-Œ-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.kœʁ\.
What does "rancœur" mean?
As a noun, "rancœur" means: Mécontentement, aigreur, dégoût que laisse après elle une déception, une mésaventure, une injustice ; ressentiment.
What are common misspellings of "rancœur"?
Common misspellings include "arncœur", "racnœur", "ranccœur", "rancuœr", "rancœru". The correct spelling is "rancœur".
How do you pronounce "rancœur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rancœur" is \ʁɑ̃.kœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rancœur" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list