roucoulement
\ʁu.kul.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“roucoulement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de roucouler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-roucoulement · roucoulement · French
roucoulement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roucoulement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁu.kul.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « roucoulement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
roucoulement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁu.kul.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for roucoulement, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is roucoulement, spelled R-O-U-C-O-U-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action de roucouler.
- 2Bruit que font les pigeons et les tourterelles en roucoulant.
- 3Tonalité d’une voix qui semble roucouler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how roucoulement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La basse-cour, les écuries, l’étable reportées dans les bâtiments de la faisanderie et cachées par des massifs, au lieu d’attrister le regard par leurs inconvénients, mêlaient au continuel bruissement particulier aux forêts ces murmures, ces roucoulements, ces battements d’ailes, l’un des plus délicieux accompagnements de la continuelle mélodie que chante…
Raisonnable, Fazel ordonna de mettre fin sans tarder à l’opération, fit donner le signal du repli, une sorte de roucoulement prolongé ; les combattants refluèrent.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.