rouler dans la farine

verb

The verdict

“rouler dans la farine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Berner, duper.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rouler-dans-la-farine · rouler dans la farine · French

rouler dans la farine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for rouler dans la farine
PropertyValue
Headwordrouler dans la farine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rouler dans la farine » en français

rouler dans la farinesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rouler dans la farine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Berner, duper.".

Zero misspellings are on record for rouler dans la farine in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rouler dans la farine, spelled R-O-U-L-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-A- -F-A-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Berner, duper.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Vous n’essayez pas de me rouler dans la farine, Decambrais ?
  2. Les athlètes français viennent de se faire rouler dans la farine avec ce badge lamentable et écœurant de lâcheté

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rouler dans la farine"?
"rouler dans la farine" is spelled R-O-U-L-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-A- -F-A-R-I-N-E.
What does "rouler dans la farine" mean?
As a verb, "rouler dans la farine" means: Berner, duper.
What language does "rouler dans la farine" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list