rhume

\ʁym\

/\ʁym\/ noun

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The verdict

“rhume” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,467
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Écoulement causé par l’irritation ou l’inflammation de la membrane muqueuse qui tapisse le nez et la gorge. Il s’accompagne de toux, d’enrouement, d’expectoration, quelquefois d’un peu de fièvre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rhume · rhume · French

rhume · rank #13,467 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,467
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH revenons

Nearest frequency peer: revenons (-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 « rhume »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rhume » 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).

rhume vs rue
60% similar
rhume vs Rome
40% similar
rhume vs rude
60% similar

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

Key facts for rhume
PropertyValue
Headwordrhume
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁym\
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,467
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rhume »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).rhumese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « revenons » (#13,466), « ruiné » (#13,469), « rétabli » (#13,470). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rhume » est au #13,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rhume (IPA \ʁym\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,467 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rhume, with forms such as "hrume", "rhhume", and "rhmue". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "rue", "Rome", "rude", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rhume, spelled R-H-U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écoulement causé par l’irritation ou l’inflammation de la membrane muqueuse qui tapisse le nez et la gorge. Il s’accompagne de toux, d’enrouement, d’expectoration, quelquefois d’un peu de fièvre.
  2. 2
    Coryza, syndrome de ce type causé par un virus, en général un picornavirus (rhinovirus, entérovirus) , parfois un virus influenza, un coronavirus, un virus respiratoire syncytial (pneumovirus), un virus parainfluenza ou un métapneumovirus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un rhume, en apparence bénin peut, s'il est négligé, dégénérer en bronchite ou en pneumonie ; le plus sage serait d'éviter de courir ce risque en prenant des précautions nécessaires pour que vous ne vous enrhumiez pas.
  2. Consommer deux oranges tous les matins est un bon moyen de se protéger du rhume.

Synonyms

rhiniterhume banal

This word in other languages

cold(English)catarro(Español)Schnupfen(Deutsch)constipação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hrume
  • rhhume
  • rhmue
  • rhuem
  • rhumme
  • rrhume
  • ruhme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hrume2rhhume1rhmue2rhuem2rhumme1rrhume1ruhme2
Edit distance from "rhume"

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 "rhume"?
"rhume" is spelled R-H-U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁym\.
What does "rhume" mean?
As a noun, "rhume" means: Écoulement causé par l’irritation ou l’inflammation de la membrane muqueuse qui tapisse le nez et la gorge. Il s’accompagne de toux, d’enrouement, d’expectoration, quelquefois d’un peu de fièvre.
What words are commonly confused with "rhume"?
"rhume" is commonly confused with "rue", "Rome", "rude". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rhume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rhume" is \ʁym\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rhume" come from?
"rhume" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ruiné#13,469Sacha#13,471sente#13,474raide#13,455

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

pallier7 variantsépave7 variantsmorris7 variantsMorel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list