rougner
\ʁu.ɲe\
The verdict
“rougner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Montrer une mauvaise humeur en parlant, maugréant ; râler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rougner · rougner · French
rougner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | rougner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁu.ɲe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rougner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁu.ɲe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Montrer une mauvaise humeur en parlant, maugréant ; râler.".
Zero misspellings are on record for rougner in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rougner, spelled R-O-U-G-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Montrer une mauvaise humeur en parlant, maugréant ; râler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rougner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ceux qui avoient moyen portoient des royales [sorte de vêtement], mais les gens de pieds furent contraints de les laisser, ou rougner, car à tous coups les esperons s’engagoient dedans et faisoient faire des parterres.
Il rougne parce qu’il est contrarié.
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.