rose
\ʁoz\
The verdict
“rose” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,605 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,605
- frequency rank, French
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De la couleur du même nom, résultant d'un mélange en proportions diverses de rouge et de blanc.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁoz\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,605 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rose” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for rose is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁoz\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,605 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1De la couleur du même nom, résultant d'un mélange en proportions diverses de rouge et de blanc.
- 2Joyeux ; optimiste.
- 3Socialiste.
- 4Empreint de douceur, gentil, parfaitement inoffensif.
- 5Qui se rapporte à la sexualité, souvent à son commerce vénal.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “rose”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁoz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rue” - see the side-by-side comparison. rose vs rue
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.