ridule
\ʁi.dyl\
The verdict
“ridule” 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) - Petite ride.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ridule · ridule · French
ridule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ridule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁi.dyl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ridule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁi.dyl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petite ride.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ridule in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ridule, spelled R-I-D-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Petite ride.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ridule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il était fatigué et cela expliquait peut-être la réapparition d’une ridule auprès de son sourcil gauche.
Alors, un sourire, franchement insoutenable, pointa sur le visage jaune, fendillé de ridules et dont les lèvres, malgré le proche albuplast, réussirent à articuler, par bribes.
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.