roquefort

\ʁɔk.fɔʁ\

/\ʁɔk.fɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“roquefort” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,334
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fromage de brebis, très estimé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-roquefort · roquefort · French

roquefort · rank #28,334 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,334
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH revendiquant

Nearest frequency peer: revendiquant (-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 « roquefort »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « roquefort » 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).

roquefort vs Rochefort
67% similar

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

Key facts for roquefort
PropertyValue
Headwordroquefort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔk.fɔʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,334
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « roquefort »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.roquefortse 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 « revendiquant » (#28,333), « rosaire » (#28,335), « retraçant » (#28,332). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « roquefort » est au #28,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around roquefort (IPA \ʁɔk.fɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,334 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fromage de brebis, très estimé.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for roquefort, with forms such as "orquefort", "roqeufort", and "roqquefort". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Rochefort", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is roquefort, spelled R-O-Q-U-E-F-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fromage de brebis, très estimé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le roquefort est fait de lait de brebis.
  2. Le roquefort est un fromage à pâte persillée réalisé à partir de lait cru de brebis fabriqué dans la région Midi-Pyrénées.

This word in other languages

Roquefort(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orquefort
  • roqeufort
  • roqquefort
  • roqueffort
  • roqueforrt
  • roquefortt
  • roquefotr
  • roquefrot
  • roqueofrt
  • roqufeort
  • rouqefort
  • rqouefort
  • rroquefort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of roquefort - 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.

orquefort2roqeufort2roqquefort1roqueffort1roqueforrt1roquefortt1roquefotr2roquefrot2
Edit distance from "roquefort"

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 "roquefort"?
"roquefort" is spelled R-O-Q-U-E-F-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔk.fɔʁ\.
What does "roquefort" mean?
As a noun, "roquefort" means: Fromage de brebis, très estimé.
What words are commonly confused with "roquefort"?
"roquefort" is commonly confused with "Rochefort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "roquefort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roquefort" is \ʁɔk.fɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roquefort" come from?
"roquefort" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retraçant#28,332salafiste#28,342reflétant#28,321redéfinir#28,319

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

remontés13 variantssoutenons13 variantspréoccupée13 variantssupportait13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list