rouflaquette
\ʁu.fla.kɛt\
The verdict
“rouflaquette” 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) - Favoris, patte de cheveux descendant sur les joues d'un homme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rouflaquette · rouflaquette · French
rouflaquette · 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 | rouflaquette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁu.fla.kɛt\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rouflaquette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
rouflaquette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁu.fla.kɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
rouflaquette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rouflaquette, spelled R-O-U-F-L-A-Q-U-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Favoris, patte de cheveux descendant sur les joues d'un homme.
- 2Mèche de cheveux roulée sur la tempe en forme d’accroche-cœur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rouflaquette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n’avait rien des Fondaudège, ce fils de Marinette, ce garçon aux yeux de jais, aux cheveux plantés bas et ramenés sur les tempes comme des « rouflaquettes », disait Hubert.
Il promenait une silhouette singulière, avec de rouflaquettes pointues qui lui descendaient jusqu’aux maxillaires, et il poussait des cris dans la rue, plus exactement il criait des mots.
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.