rondin

\ʁɔ̃.dɛ̃\

/\ʁɔ̃.dɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“rondin” is uncommon French (frequency #79,691 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,691
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Morceau de bois de chauffage, qui est rond, par opposition à celui qui est fendu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rondin · rondin · French

rondin · rank #79,691 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,691
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rollon

Nearest frequency peer: Rollon (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « rondin »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « rondin » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rondin
PropertyValue
Headwordrondin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔ̃.dɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,691
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rondin » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rondintombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Rollon » (#79,690), « Rostock » (#79,692), « rocailleuse » (#79,689). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rondin » est au #79,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rondin is uncommon French at frequency #79,691 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɔ̃.dɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rondin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rondin, spelled R-O-N-D-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Morceau de bois de chauffage, qui est rond, par opposition à celui qui est fendu.
  2. 2
    Morceau de bois de construction rond et long.
  3. 3
    Cylindre de bois pour arrondir les feuilles de plomb dont on veut faire des tuyaux.
  4. 4
    Gros bâton.
  5. 5
    Veston court, aux pans arrondis, porté notamment par les sommeliers.
  6. 6
    Sein.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les arbres, tiges et branches que l'on convertit en bois de feu sont découpés, partie en bûches de rondin ou de quartier, partie en rames destinées à entrer dans les fagots.
  2. Des stères à brûler, des fagots de rondins, des bourrées de coupilles, des tas d'ételles et des « carottes » d'épicéas s'y empilent.

Synonyms

bûchebillotpitounegourdinrondie

This word in other languages

log(English)tronco(Español)cepo(Português)

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 "rondin"?
"rondin" is spelled R-O-N-D-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ̃.dɛ̃\.
What does "rondin" mean?
As a noun, "rondin" means: Morceau de bois de chauffage, qui est rond, par opposition à celui qui est fendu.
How do you pronounce "rondin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rondin" is \ʁɔ̃.dɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rollon#79,690résida#79,706Reiser#79,670saluez#79,717

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list