rose

\ʁoz\

/\ʁoz\/ adj

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The verdict

“rose” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,605
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De la couleur du même nom, résultant d'un mélange en proportions diverses de rouge et de blanc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rose · rose · French

rose · rank #1,605 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,605
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH revue

Nearest frequency peer: revue (-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 « rose »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rose » 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).

rose vs rue
50% similar
rose vs roy
50% similar
rose vs RSS
0% similar

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

Key facts for rose
PropertyValue
Headwordrose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁoz\
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,605
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rose »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).rosese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « revue » (#1,604), « opérations » (#1,603), « salon » (#1,607). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rose » est au #1,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rose (IPA \ʁoz\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,605 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rose, with forms such as "orse", "roes", and "rosse". 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, "rue", "roy", "RSS", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rose, spelled R-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De la couleur du même nom, résultant d'un mélange en proportions diverses de rouge et de blanc.
  2. 2
    Joyeux ; optimiste.
  3. 3
    Socialiste.
  4. 4
    Empreint de douceur, gentil, parfaitement inoffensif.
  5. 5
    Qui se rapporte à la sexualité, souvent à son commerce vénal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On ne pouvait voir de fille plus fraîche, plus riante ; elle était blonde, avec de beaux yeux bleus, des joues roses et des dents blanches comme du lait ; elle approchait de ses dix-huit ans ; […].
  2. Quand le globe de flamme parut à l’horizon, toutes les cimes devinrent roses comme des jeunes filles à l’aspect d’un amant, et semblèrent témoigner un embarras pudique d’être vues dans leur déshabillé du matin.

This word in other languages

pink(English)rosado(Español)rosa(Deutsch)cor-de-rosa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orse
  • roes
  • rosse
  • rrose
  • rsoe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rose - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

orse2roes2rosse1rrose1rsoe2
Edit distance from "rose"

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 "rose"?
"rose" is spelled R-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁoz\.
What does "rose" mean?
As an adjective, "rose" means: De la couleur du même nom, résultant d'un mélange en proportions diverses de rouge et de blanc.
What words are commonly confused with "rose"?
"rose" is commonly confused with "rue", "roy", "RSS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rose" is \ʁoz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rose" come from?
"rose" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vice#1,614mecs#1,630sent#1,575Rome#1,572

Similar misspelling depth

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

vide5 variantsmasse5 variantsarts5 variantsverre5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list