roue arrière
\ʁu a.ʁjɛʁ\
The verdict
“roue arrière” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Roue placée à l'arrière d'un véhicule.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roue arrière |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁu a.ʁjɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “roue arrière” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for roue arrière is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁu a.ʁjɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for roue arrière in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is roue arrière, spelled R-O-U-E- -A-R-R-I-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Roue placée à l'arrière d'un véhicule.
- 2Position d’un véhicule dans laquelle seule la ou les roues arrières sont en contact avec le sol.
- 3Figure acrobatique consistant à conduire un véhicule à deux-roues, en équilibre sur la roue arrière.
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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 “roue arrière”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-E- -A-R-R-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁu a.ʁjɛʁ\ (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.