rougeole

\ʁu.ʒɔl\

/\ʁu.ʒɔl\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“rougeole” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,752
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maladie souvent infantile, fébrile, contagieuse, qui se manifeste par une éruption généralisée de petites taches rouges.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rougeole · rougeole · French

rougeole · rank #24,752 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,752
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rosalie

Nearest frequency peer: rosalie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « rougeole »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « rougeole » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rougeole
PropertyValue
Headwordrougeole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁu.ʒɔl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,752
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rougeole »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).rougeolese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rosalie » (#24,751), « réactionnaire » (#24,753), « Rory » (#24,750). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rougeole » est au #24,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around rougeole (IPA \ʁu.ʒɔl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,752 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rougeole, with forms such as "orugeole", "rogueole", and "rouegole". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rougeole, spelled R-O-U-G-E-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maladie souvent infantile, fébrile, contagieuse, qui se manifeste par une éruption généralisée de petites taches rouges.
  2. 2
    Nom vernaculaire ancien de l'adventice culturale mélampyre des champs. (Melampyrum arvense).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rougeole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il en est d'autres chez lesquels les taches morbilleuses ont continué de pousser durant huit jours, sans que ces sortes de rougeoles anomales offrissent plus de danger que les autres.
  2. La supposition d'un virus morbilleux et de la contagion de la rougeole conduisit un Anglais célèbre , le docteur Home, à tenter l’inoculation de cette maladie.

Synonyms

blé de vachequeue de renardqueue de louprougetterouge-herbecornettemahonfromentelle

This word in other languages

measles(English)sarampión(Español)Masern(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orugeole
  • rogueole
  • rouegole
  • rougeloe
  • rougeoel
  • rougeolle
  • rouggeole
  • rougoele
  • rrougeole
  • ruogeole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rougeole - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

orugeole2rogueole2rouegole2rougeloe2rougeoel2rougeolle1rouggeole1rougoele2
Edit distance from "rougeole"

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 "rougeole"?
"rougeole" is spelled R-O-U-G-E-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁu.ʒɔl\.
What does "rougeole" mean?
As a noun, "rougeole" means: Maladie souvent infantile, fébrile, contagieuse, qui se manifeste par une éruption généralisée de petites taches rouges.
What are common misspellings of "rougeole"?
Common misspellings include "orugeole", "rogueole", "rouegole", "rougeloe", "rougeoel". The correct spelling is "rougeole".
How do you pronounce "rougeole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rougeole" is \ʁu.ʒɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rougeole" come from?
"rougeole" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rougeole", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

réussies#24,761révoltés#24,763salement#24,764rabattre#24,734

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

rechute10 variantssaurons10 variantssolennel10 variantstoxines10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list