Rocroi

\ʁɔ.kʁwa\

/\ʁɔ.kʁwa\/ name

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The verdict

“Rocroi” is uncommon French (frequency #99,583 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,583
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.

Key facts for Rocroi
PropertyValue
HeadwordRocroi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁɔ.kʁwa\
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rocroi” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rocroi lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rocroi is uncommon French at frequency #99,583 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʁɔ.kʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Rocroi in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Rocroi, spelled R-O-C-R-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.
  2. 2
    Canton français, situé dans le département des Ardennes.
  3. 3
    Bataille qui ce déroula autour de cette ville fortifiée.

Synonyms

Roc-Libre

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 "Rocroi"?
"Rocroi" is spelled R-O-C-R-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ.kʁwa\.
What does "Rocroi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rocroi" means: Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes.
How do you pronounce "Rocroi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rocroi" is \ʁɔ.kʁwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rocroi" come from?
"Rocroi" 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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Using “Rocroi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-C-R-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɔ.kʁwa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list