ronces

\ʁɔ̃s\

/\ʁɔ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“ronces” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,698
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de ronce.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ronces · ronces · French

ronces · rank #35,698 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,698
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rockstar

Nearest frequency peer: rockstar (-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 « ronces »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ronces » 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).

ronces vs ronde
67% similar
ronces vs roses
67% similar
ronces vs ronds
67% similar

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

Key facts for ronces
PropertyValue
Headwordronces
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔ̃s\
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,698
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ronces »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).roncesse 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 « rockstar » (#35,697), « rougeâtre » (#35,699), « Riou » (#35,696). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ronces » est au #35,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ronces (IPA \ʁɔ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,698 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de ronce.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ronces, with forms such as "ornces", "rnoces", and "rocnes". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ronde", "roses", "ronds", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ronces, spelled R-O-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de ronce.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On commence d’abord par nettoyer le sol en arrachant les ronces, les épines, les bruyères, etc., puis on procède à l’abatage du taillis.
  2. Elle marchait d'un pas brusque en laissant traîner sa robe qui s’accrochait aux ronces et qu'elle dégageait en ramenant la main en arrière par un mouvement brutal.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ornces
  • rnoces
  • rocnes
  • roncces
  • roncess
  • roncse
  • ronecs
  • ronnces
  • rronces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ronces - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ornces2rnoces2rocnes2roncces1roncess1roncse2ronecs2ronnces1
Edit distance from "ronces"

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 "ronces"?
"ronces" is spelled R-O-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ̃s\.
What does "ronces" mean?
As a noun, "ronces" means: Pluriel de ronce.
What words are commonly confused with "ronces"?
"ronces" is commonly confused with "ronde", "roses", "ronds". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ronces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ronces" is \ʁɔ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ronces" come from?
"ronces" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

roulée#35,701réjoui#35,709saules#35,716ratios#35,674

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

roulage9 variantssauriez9 variantsraptor9 variantssiamois9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list