rouche

\ʁuʃ\

/\ʁuʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rouche” is uncommon French (frequency #86,130 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,130
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom vulgaire et générique des laiches, du roseau et de l'iris des marais. Ces espèces indésirables, trop dures et sèches, se retrouvent dans les mauvais foins des terres marécageuses, des terres hu...

Key facts for rouche
PropertyValue
Headwordrouche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁuʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,130
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rouche” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rouche lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rouche is uncommon French at frequency #86,130 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁuʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for rouche in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rouche, spelled R-O-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom vulgaire et générique des laiches, du roseau et de l'iris des marais. Ces espèces indésirables, trop dures et sèches, se retrouvent dans les mauvais foins des terres marécageuses, des terres humides proches des rivages maritimes ou souvent plus récemment dans les prairies irriguées mal aménagées. Il existait aussi des rouchères ou marais producteurs de rouches, comme les marais du pays de Retz, les anciens marais poitevins, ou le marais breton en Vendée.
  2. 2
    Matière préparée à base de rouche et mise en formes diverses. Tressée à sec, la rouche matière végétale permettait de fabriquer des parois, des paravents ou des couvertures de toit, comme celles des petites maisons que sont les « bourines » du Poitou, également nommées « rouchines » en Vendée de la fin du XVᵉ siècle.
  3. 3
    Carex, laîche.

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 "rouche"?
"rouche" is spelled R-O-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁuʃ\.
What does "rouche" mean?
As a noun, "rouche" means: Nom vulgaire et générique des laiches, du roseau et de l'iris des marais. Ces espèces indésirables, trop dures et sèches, se retrouvent dans les mauvais foins des terres marécageuses, des terres hu...
How do you pronounce "rouche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rouche" is \ʁuʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rouche" come from?
"rouche" 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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Using “rouche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁuʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list