rondeur

\ʁɔ̃.dœʁ\

/\ʁɔ̃.dœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rondeur” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,986. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,986
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caractère de ce qui est rond, de ce qui est sphérique, circulaire ou cylindrique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rondeur · rondeur · French

rondeur · rank #39,986 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,986
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rolf

Nearest frequency peer: Rolf (-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 « rondeur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rondeur » 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).

rondeur vs ronger
71% similar
rondeur vs routeur
71% similar
rondeur vs rongeur
86% similar

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

Key facts for rondeur
PropertyValue
Headwordrondeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔ̃.dœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,986
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rondeur »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.rondeurse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Rolf » (#39,985), « rosetta » (#39,987), « rocker » (#39,984). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rondeur » est au #39,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around rondeur (IPA \ʁɔ̃.dœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,986 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rondeur, with forms such as "orndeur", "rnodeur", and "rodneur". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ronger", "routeur", "rongeur", 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rondeur, spelled R-O-N-D-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère de ce qui est rond, de ce qui est sphérique, circulaire ou cylindrique.
  2. 2
    Caractéristique d’un vin qui correspond à sa consistance, c’est-à-dire l’impression qu’il donne d’avoir dans la bouche un corps charnu.
  3. 3
    Choses rondes, et particulièrement les parties du corps où se manifeste de l’embonpoint.
  4. 4
    Caractère d’une personne qui a de la franchise, qui est sans façon.
  5. 5
    Comédien au physique replet, associé à un type d'emplois comiques stéréotypés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Or l'objet susceptible de projeter cette ombre au contour anguleux, n'est autre que le verre à pied peint en blanc, qui n'en finit pas d'exhiber ses rondeurs.
  2. La rondeur de la terre, d’une boule, du bras.

Synonyms

circularitérotondité

This word in other languages

roundness(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orndeur
  • rnodeur
  • rodneur
  • ronddeur
  • ronderu
  • rondeurr
  • ronduer
  • ronedur
  • ronndeur
  • rrondeur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rondeur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orndeur2rnodeur2rodneur2ronddeur1ronderu2rondeurr1ronduer2ronedur2
Edit distance from "rondeur"

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 "rondeur"?
"rondeur" is spelled R-O-N-D-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ̃.dœʁ\.
What does "rondeur" mean?
As a noun, "rondeur" means: Caractère de ce qui est rond, de ce qui est sphérique, circulaire ou cylindrique.
What words are commonly confused with "rondeur"?
"rondeur" is commonly confused with "ronger", "routeur", "rongeur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rondeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rondeur" is \ʁɔ̃.dœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rondeur" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rosetta#39,987Salvini#40,000sereins#40,009raideur#39,961

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

réglez10 variantsServier10 variantsskiable10 variantspreniez10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list