rougir

[ʁu.ʒiʁ]

/[ʁu.ʒiʁ]/ verb

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The verdict

“rougir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,395
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre rouge ; peindre ou teindre en rouge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rougir · rougir · French

rougir · rank #19,395 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,395
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rodolphe

Nearest frequency peer: Rodolphe (-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 « rougir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rougir » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rougir vs rouler
67% similar
rougir vs rougis
83% similar
rougir vs roulis
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rougir
PropertyValue
Headwordrougir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁu.ʒiʁ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,395
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rougir »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rougirse 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 « Rodolphe » (#19,394), « rie » (#19,393), « Saddam » (#19,397). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rougir » est au #19,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around rougir (IPA [ʁu.ʒiʁ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,395 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rougir, with forms such as "orugir", "roguir", and "rouggir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "rouler", "rougis", "roulis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rougir, spelled R-O-U-G-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre rouge ; peindre ou teindre en rouge.
  2. 2
    Devenir rouge.
  3. 3
    Devenir rouge sous l'effet d'une chaleur extrême.
  4. 4
    Avoir la peau du visage qui devient rouge sous l’effet de l'émotion. → voir piquer un soleil
  5. 5
    Avoir honte ; éprouver de la confusion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On sçait que le colcothar est une substance vitriolique ; ou , pour mieux dire , c'est un véritable vitriol que l’on rougit en le poussant par le feu jusqu'à un certain degré.
  2. Dans l’art de massacrer tu fais vraiment merveille; Sauveur, cache tes mains... le sang rougit tes bras !

Synonyms

avoir les joues en feuécarlatepiquer un fardpiquer un soleilempourprer

This word in other languages

redden(English)enrojecer(Español)erröten(Deutsch)corar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orugir
  • roguir
  • rouggir
  • rougirr
  • rougri
  • rouigr
  • rrougir
  • ruogir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

orugir2roguir2rouggir1rougirr1rougri2rouigr2rrougir1ruogir2
Edit distance from "rougir"

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 "rougir"?
"rougir" is spelled R-O-U-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁu.ʒiʁ].
What does "rougir" mean?
As a verb, "rougir" means: Rendre rouge ; peindre ou teindre en rouge.
What words are commonly confused with "rougir"?
"rougir" is commonly confused with "rouler", "rougis", "roulis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rougir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rougir" is [ʁu.ʒiʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rougir" come from?
"rougir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Saddam#19,397safari#19,398sauras#19,403sermon#19,406

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Ricky8 variantssaxonne8 variantsslaves8 variantstrack8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list