rougeole
\ʁu.ʒɔl\
The verdict
“rougeole” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #24,752 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,752
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maladie souvent infantile, fébrile, contagieuse, qui se manifeste par une éruption généralisée de petites taches rouges.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rougeole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁu.ʒɔl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,752 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rougeole” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for rougeole is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁu.ʒɔl\. Corpus data places it at rank #24,752 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Maladie souvent infantile, fébrile, contagieuse, qui se manifeste par une éruption généralisée de petites taches rouges.
- 2Nom vernaculaire ancien de l'adventice culturale mélampyre des champs. (Melampyrum arvense).
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “rougeole”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-G-E-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁu.ʒɔl\ (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.