rouler

\ʁu.le\

/\ʁu.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“rouler” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,075
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire avancer une chose en la faisant tourner sur elle-même.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rouler · rouler · French

rouler · rank #5,075 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,075
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH roux

Nearest frequency peer: roux (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “rouler”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rouler” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

rouler vs rule
67% similar
rouler vs ruer
67% similar
rouler vs route
67% similar

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

Key facts for rouler
PropertyValue
Headwordrouler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁu.le\
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,075
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “rouler” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.roulerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « roux » (#5,076), « restée » (#5,073), « renseignement » (#5,072). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around rouler (IPA \ʁu.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,075 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 29 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for rouler, with forms such as "oruler", "roluer", and "rouelr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rule", "ruer", "route", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rouler, spelled R-O-U-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire avancer une chose en la faisant tourner sur elle-même.
  2. 2
    Tourner de côté et d’autre avec violence, effort ou affectation, en parlant des yeux.
  3. 3
    Avancer comme dans un roulement.
  4. 4
    Méditer.
  5. 5
    Transporter au moyen de quelque chose qui roule et qu’un homme pousse ou tire (charrette à bras, diable, etc.).
  6. 6
    Avoir le dessus sur quelqu’un dans la discussion.
  7. 7
    Duper ; rouler dans la farine.
  8. 8
    Mettre en rouleau.
  9. 9
    Mettre du tabac dans un papier que l’on roule autour.
  10. 10
    Aplanir à l’aide d’un rouleau.
  11. 11
    Rouler sa bosse : Errer sans s’arrêter, sans se fixer en un lieu.
  12. 12
    Avancer en tournant sur soi-même.
  13. 13
    Circuler ; tourner.
  14. 14
    Tourner sur soi-même sans avancer.
  15. 15
    Avancer à l’aide de roues.
  16. 16
    Voyager dans un véhicule à roues.
  17. 17
    Errer sans s’arrêter, sans se fixer en un lieu.
  18. 18
    Produire un bruit continu, comparable à celui d’une voiture qui roule.
  19. 19
    Avoir pour sujet, pour objet.
  20. 20
    L’affaire roule sur lui : Il en est principalement chargé, ou il y a la principale influence.
  21. 21
    Pencher alternativement à gauche et à droite, sous l’effet du roulis.
  22. 22
    Avancer vers quelque chose.
  23. 23
    Progresser ; marcher ; tourner.
  24. 24
    Avoir une circulation fluide en parlant de trafic routier.
  25. 25
    Former des roulures.
  26. 26
    Faire avancer à l’aide de roues.
  27. 27
    Changer fréquemment de partenaire sexuel.
  28. 28
    Se tourner de côté et d’autre en étant couché.
  29. 29
    S’abandonner entièrement dans quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. … Blanchette […] fit un écart terrible, et, bondissant en avant, envoya son conducteur rouler les quatre fers en l’air, toutes paumes ouvertes, en plein milieu du taillis.
  2. Rouler une boule, des pierres du haut d’une montagne, un tonneau.

This word in other languages

roll(English)rodar(Español)wälzen(Deutsch)enrolar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oruler
  • roluer
  • rouelr
  • roulerr
  • rouller
  • roulre
  • rrouler
  • ruoler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rouler - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oruler2roluer2rouelr2roulerr1rouller1roulre2rrouler1ruoler2
Edit distance from "rouler"

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 "rouler"?
"rouler" is spelled R-O-U-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁu.le\.
What does "rouler" mean?
As a verb, "rouler" means: Faire avancer une chose en la faisant tourner sur elle-même.
What words are commonly confused with "rouler"?
"rouler" is commonly confused with "rule", "ruer", "route". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rouler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rouler" is \ʁu.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rouler" come from?
"rouler" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

restée#5,073sûreté#5,082vendus#5,087placés#5,062

Similar misspelling depth

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

stock8 variantsrangs8 variantsplats8 variantsabsolu8 variants

What to do next

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  • "rouler" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "rule". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #5,075 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list