rondelle

/\ʁɔ̃.dɛl\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,482

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

rondelle is aFrenchnoun. It means: Cylindre de faible hauteur ; disque épais, de petit diamètre. Pronounced \ʁɔ̃.dɛl\. Often confused with rondelles.

Key facts for rondelle
PropertyValue
Headwordrondelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔ̃.dɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,482
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rondelle in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rondelle is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɔ̃.dɛl\. Corpus data places it at rank #25,482 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rondelle, with forms such as "orndelle", "rnodelle", and "rodnelle". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "rondelles", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is rondelle, spelled R-O-N-D-E-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cylindre de faible hauteur ; disque épais, de petit diamètre.
  2. 2
    Pièce d’assemblage mécanique, de forme circulaire et de faible épaisseur, percée en son centre traversé d’un axe supportant une autre pièce, dont ce disque sert de butée, ou de coussin à la butée.
  3. 3
    Sur le dessus d’un fourneau de cuisine, pièce servant au réglage du feu sous une cuisson. (Note : il existait autrefois des casseroles dont le fond avait une encoche pour rentrer exactement dans le trou laissé ouvert par l'enlèvement d'une ou plusieurs rondelles).
  4. 4
    Disque en caoutchouc utilisé comme projectile de glisse.
  5. 5
    Sorte de ciseau arrondi dont on se sert en sculpture.
  6. 6
    Asarum europaeum ^([1]), l’asaret d’Europe.
  7. 7
    Anus.
  8. 8
    Fut d'environ 150 litres destiné à contenir de la bière.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: orndelle,rnodelle,rodnelle,ronddelle,rondele,rondelel,rondlele,ronedlle,ronndelle,rrondelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rondelle

Misspelling Variants of "rondelle"

orndelle8rnodelle8rodnelle8ronddelle9rondele7rondelel8rondlele8ronedlle8
Misspelling Variants of "rondelle"

Frequency rank: #25,482 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rondelle"?
"rondelle" is spelled R-O-N-D-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ̃.dɛl\.
What does "rondelle" mean?
As a noun, "rondelle" means: Cylindre de faible hauteur ; disque épais, de petit diamètre.
What words are commonly confused with "rondelle"?
"rondelle" is commonly confused with "rondelles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rondelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rondelle" is \ʁɔ̃.dɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rondelle" come from?
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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.