rouler

\ʁu.le\

/\ʁu.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“rouler” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,075 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#5,075
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire avancer une chose en la faisant tourner sur elle-même.

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)

Where “rouler” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rouler lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rouler is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁu.le\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,075 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 29 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.

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?
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Using “rouler”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁu.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rule” - see the side-by-side comparison. rouler vs rule
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list