rouf
French, noun/ʁuf/
rouf is spelled R-O-U-F (4 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written French, the 136,634th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rouf is a French masculine noun meaning “deckhouse, coachroof, cuddy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit logement généralement situé à l'arrière du pont supérieur d'un bateau et ne s'étendant pas sur toute la…”.
What does rouf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedeckhouse, coachroof, cuddy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit logement généralement situé à l'arrière du pont supérieur d'un bateau et ne s'étendant pas sur toute la largeur comme la dunette. 2. Abri réservé à l'équipage sur le pont avant des navires marchands.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rouf
- roufs plural
- roof
- rouffe
- roufle
- rouffle
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rouf?
- /ʁuf/
- \ʁuf\
- [ʁuf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rouf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rouf in French?
rouf appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).