rougissement
French, noun\ʁu.ʒis.mɑ̃\
rougissement is spelled R-O-U-G-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 133,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rougissement is a French masculine noun meaning “reddening, blushing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de rougir ou de faire rougir. Résultat de cette action”.
What does rougissement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereddening, blushing
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de rougir ou de faire rougir. Résultat de cette action. 2. Absorption interstellaire de la lumière des objets célestes, les poussières interstellaires laissant passer le rouge mieux que le bleu. 3. Action de chauffer au rouge.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rougissement
- rougissements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rougissement?
- \ʁu.ʒis.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rougissement in French?
rougissement appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).