rhombe

\ʁɔ̃b\

/\ʁɔ̃b\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancienne dénomination du losange.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rhombe · rhombe · French

rhombe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for rhombe
PropertyValue
Headwordrhombe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔ̃b\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rhombe » en français

rhomben'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rhombe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɔ̃b\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rhombe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rhombe, spelled R-H-O-M-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancienne dénomination du losange.
  2. 2
    Instrument de forme ovale, percé de trous, attaché à un fil, qui produit un son lorsqu'on le fait tournoyer au dessus de sa tête.
  3. 3
    Genre de coquillages univalves.
  4. 4
    Turbot.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] et bientôt ces atomes en petites lames minces, tous figurés de même, composent un volume sensible et de même figure ; les prismes du cristal, les rhombes des spaths calcaires, les cubes du sel marin, les aiguilles du nitre, etc., et toutes les figures anguleuses, régulières ou irrégulières des minéraux, sont tracées par les molécules organiques, et pa…
  2. Haute de près de trente mètres et composée de rhombes – des losanges en volume - la Colonne de l'infini illustre la quête du sculpteur [Brancusi] de formes toujours plus simples, toujours plus dépouillées, intemporelles.

This word in other languages

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 "rhombe"?
"rhombe" is spelled R-H-O-M-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ̃b\.
What does "rhombe" mean?
As a noun, "rhombe" means: Ancienne dénomination du losange.
How do you pronounce "rhombe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rhombe" is \ʁɔ̃b\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rhombe" come from?
"rhombe" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list