rotte
\ˈʁɔtə\
The verdict
“rotte” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de rott.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rotte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʁɔtə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rotte” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for rotte is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈʁɔtə\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
rotte has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rotte, spelled R-O-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de rott.
- 2Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de rott.
- 3Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de rott.
- 4Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de rott.
- 5Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de rott.
- 6Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de rott.
- 7Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de rott.
- 8Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de rott.
- 9Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de rott.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “rotte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-O-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈʁɔtə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.