rouer

\ʁwe\

/\ʁwe\/ verb

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The verdict

“rouer” is an uncommon French word, ranked #77,888 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#77,888
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Punir du supplice de la roue.

Key facts for rouer
PropertyValue
Headwordrouer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁwe\
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,888
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rouer” 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). rouer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rouer is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁwe\. Corpus data places it at rank #77,888 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rouer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rouer, spelled R-O-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Punir du supplice de la roue.
  2. 2
    Était utilisé dans l’expression « il se fera rouer » pour caractériser quelqu’un qui a risqué de se faire écraser (rouler dessus) par un chariot ou une voiture.
  3. 3
    Battre, dans l’expression rouer de coups.
  4. 4
    Être rompu par la fatigue, comme quelqu’un qui aurait subi le supplice de la roue.

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 "rouer"?
"rouer" is spelled R-O-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁwe\.
What does "rouer" mean?
As a verb, "rouer" means: Punir du supplice de la roue.
How do you pronounce "rouer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rouer" is \ʁwe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rouer" come from?
"rouer" 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 “rouer”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁwe\ (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