roue dentée

\ʁu dɑ̃.te\

/\ʁu dɑ̃.te\/ noun

The verdict

“roue dentée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Roue munie de dents sur sa périphérie et tournant sur un axe fixe, utilisée en particulier dans les engrenages.

Key facts for roue dentée
PropertyValue
Headwordroue dentée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁu dɑ̃.te\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “roue dentée” sits in French frequency

roue dentée falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

roue dentée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁu dɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

roue dentée doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is roue dentée, spelled R-O-U-E- -D-E-N-T-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Roue munie de dents sur sa périphérie et tournant sur un axe fixe, utilisée en particulier dans les engrenages.
  2. 2
    Meuble représentant dans les armoiries une roue dont le pourtour est garni de dents. À rapprocher de engrenage, roue d’engrenage, roue de moulin, roue de Sainte-Catherine et roue d’horloge.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "roue dentée"?
"roue dentée" is spelled R-O-U-E- -D-E-N-T-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁu dɑ̃.te\.
What does "roue dentée" mean?
As a noun, "roue dentée" means: Roue munie de dents sur sa périphérie et tournant sur un axe fixe, utilisée en particulier dans les engrenages.
How do you pronounce "roue dentée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roue dentée" is \ʁu dɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roue dentée" come from?
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Using “roue dentée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-E- -D-E-N-T-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁu dɑ̃.te\ (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
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