rôder autour du pot
\ʁo.de o.tuʁ dy po\
The verdict
“rôder autour du pot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - User de détours inutiles, au lieu d’aller au fait, à la conclusion d’une affaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-roder-autour-du-pot · rôder autour du pot · French
rôder autour du pot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | rôder autour du pot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁo.de o.tuʁ dy po\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rôder autour du pot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
rôder autour du pot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁo.de o.tuʁ dy po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "User de détours inutiles, au lieu d’aller au fait, à la conclusion d’une affaire.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rôder autour du pot, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rôder autour du pot, spelled R-Ô-D-E-R- -A-U-T-O-U-R- -D-U- -P-O-T.
Definition
- 1User de détours inutiles, au lieu d’aller au fait, à la conclusion d’une affaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rôder autour du pot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La demoiselle désirait savoir si le jeune homme blond qui lui faisait assidûment la cour se déciderait enfin à l’épouser ; ou bien si le joli brun qui rôdait depuis peu de temps autour du pot parviendrait à en briser la fermeture.
Antonyms
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.