rouge-herbe
\ʁuʒ.ɛʁb\
The verdict
“rouge-herbe” 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 September 3, 2026) - Un des multiples noms vernaculaires de la mélampyre des champs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rouge-herbe · rouge-herbe · French
rouge-herbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | rouge-herbe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁuʒ.ɛʁb\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rouge-herbe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
rouge-herbe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁuʒ.ɛʁb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rouge-herbe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rouge-herbe, spelled R-O-U-G-E---H-E-R-B-E.
Definition
- 1Un des multiples noms vernaculaires de la mélampyre des champs.
- 2Nom vernaculaire du sarrasin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rouge-herbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La MELAMPYRE DES CHAMPS, autrement appelée blé de vache, rougeole, queue de renard , queue de loup, rougette, herbe rouge, rouge-herbe, cornette, mahon, qui est annuelle, souvent très rameuse , rougeâtre , haute d'un pied ; ses feuilles sont sessiles, lancéolées et très longues ; ses fleurs rougeâtres, tachetées de jaune, et les bractées dentées.
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.