rougeoyer
\ʁu.ʒwa.je\
The verdict
“rougeoyer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devenir rougeâtre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rougeoyer · rougeoyer · French
rougeoyer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | rougeoyer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁu.ʒwa.je\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rougeoyer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁu.ʒwa.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for rougeoyer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rougeoyer, spelled R-O-U-G-E-O-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1Devenir rougeâtre.
- 2Donner une lueur rougeâtre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rougeoyer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les landes siliceuses connaissent souvent une grande abondance de Fougères : au Pays basque la Fougère-aigle constitue d’importants pâturages qui rougeoient à l’automne.
[…], puis, à certains tournants, quelques quinquets rougeoyaient indiquant le circuit que l’on décrivait dans ces atermoiements de lumière et d’ombre, […].
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.