rouan
French, adjective\ʁwɑ̃\
rouan is spelled R-O-U-A-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 109,514th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rouan is a French adjective meaning “roan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dont le poil est mêlé de blanc, de gris et de bai”.
What does rouan mean in English?
adjective
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roan
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dont le poil est mêlé de blanc, de gris et de bai.
noun: 1. Cheval dont la robe est rouanne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rouan
- rouanne feminine
- rouans masculine plural
- rouannes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rouan?
- \ʁwɑ̃\
- [ʁwɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rouan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rouan in French?
rouan appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).