rancune

\ʁɑ̃.kyn\

/\ʁɑ̃.kyn\/ noun

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The verdict

“rancune” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,958
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ressentiment tenace, sentiment profond de mal-être, opinion négative envers quelqu’un suite à du mal, des offenses subies.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rancune · rancune · French

rancune · rank #19,958 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,958
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quiz

Nearest frequency peer: Quiz (-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 « rancune »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rancune » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rancune vs rancunier
78% similar
rancune vs rance
71% similar
rancune vs racine
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rancune
PropertyValue
Headwordrancune
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ̃.kyn\
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,958
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rancune »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.rancunese 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 « Quiz » (#19,957), « quint » (#19,956), « reconduit » (#19,960). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rancune » est au #19,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around rancune (IPA \ʁɑ̃.kyn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,958 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ressentiment tenace, sentiment profond de mal-être, opinion négative envers quelqu’un suite à du mal, des offenses subies.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rancune, with forms such as "arncune", "racnune", and "ranccune". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "rancunier", "rance", "racine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 rancune, spelled R-A-N-C-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ressentiment tenace, sentiment profond de mal-être, opinion négative envers quelqu’un suite à du mal, des offenses subies.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le gros Léon, se montrant plus généreux, avait généralement de meilleurs tuyaux que son confrère, lequel, en secret, lui gardait bien un peu rancune de la chose.
  2. La Pauvreté, ah! la garce! Elle va dans un cortège d'humiliations, de basses rancunes, de fangeuses abdications. Elle traîne, derrière elle, sa sœur la Misère, au rire édenté, aux orbites desséchées, aux doigts mous.

This word in other languages

grudge(English)encono(Español)Groll(Deutsch)rancor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arncune
  • racnune
  • ranccune
  • rancnue
  • rancuen
  • rancunne
  • ranncune
  • ranucne
  • rnacune
  • rrancune

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arncune2racnune2ranccune1rancnue2rancuen2rancunne1ranncune1ranucne2
Edit distance from "rancune"

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 "rancune"?
"rancune" is spelled R-A-N-C-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.kyn\.
What does "rancune" mean?
As a noun, "rancune" means: Ressentiment tenace, sentiment profond de mal-être, opinion négative envers quelqu’un suite à du mal, des offenses subies.
What words are commonly confused with "rancune"?
"rancune" is commonly confused with "rancunier", "rance", "racine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rancune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rancune" is \ʁɑ̃.kyn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rancune" come from?
"rancune" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Plagiat#19,943roulait#19,973ruelles#19,975Ruquier#19,976

Similar misspelling depth

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

penseur10 variantspendule10 variantsparanoïa10 variantsparages10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list