rigole

\ʁi.ɡɔl\

/\ʁi.ɡɔl\/ noun

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The verdict

“rigole” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,234
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit canal creusé dans la terre ou dans la pierre, pour faire couler l’eau à travers un jardin, un pré, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rigole · rigole · French

rigole · rank #7,234 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,234
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH reviendra

Nearest frequency peer: reviendra (-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 « rigole »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rigole » 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).

rigole vs rôle
50% similar
rigole vs rigolo
83% similar
rigole vs rivale
67% similar

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

Key facts for rigole
PropertyValue
Headwordrigole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁi.ɡɔl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,234
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rigole »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « reviendra » (#7,233), « rotation » (#7,235), « remède » (#7,232). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rigole » est au #7,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around rigole (IPA \ʁi.ɡɔl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,234 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rigole, with forms such as "irgole", "rgiole", and "riggole". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "rôle", "rigolo", "rivale", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rigole, spelled R-I-G-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit canal creusé dans la terre ou dans la pierre, pour faire couler l’eau à travers un jardin, un pré, etc.
  2. 2
    Creux, rainure ou sillon produit accidentellement le plus souvent par un élément météorologique.
  3. 3
    Sillon.
  4. 4
    Filet de liquide, généralement d'eau, qui coule, ruisselle sur une surface.
  5. 5
    Tranchée où l’on sème des graines; où l’on dispose des jeunes plants.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […], et la pluie se met à tomber en torrents, inondant le camp et envahissant nos tentes, malgré les profondes rigoles que j’ai fait creuser autour.
  2. On voyait la forme vague de la femme se pencher sur la margelle de pierre, où le frottement des cordes avait creusé des rigoles.

Synonyms

tourne

This word in other languages

drain(English)acequia(Español)Wassergraben(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irgole
  • rgiole
  • riggole
  • rigloe
  • rigoel
  • rigolle
  • riogle
  • rrigole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

irgole2rgiole2riggole1rigloe2rigoel2rigolle1riogle2rrigole1
Edit distance from "rigole"

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 "rigole"?
"rigole" is spelled R-I-G-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁi.ɡɔl\.
What does "rigole" mean?
As a noun, "rigole" means: Petit canal creusé dans la terre ou dans la pierre, pour faire couler l’eau à travers un jardin, un pré, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "rigole"?
"rigole" is commonly confused with "rôle", "rigolo", "rivale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rigole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rigole" is \ʁi.ɡɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rigole" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remède#7,232sourit#7,247suivis#7,248poteau#7,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

péter8 variantsvalide8 variantsamours8 variantsarrange8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list