roussette

\ʁu.sɛt\

/\ʁu.sɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“roussette” is uncommon French (frequency #89,102 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,102
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Type de requin petit ou moyen, à cinq paires de petites fentes branchiales, au corps taché, pêché pour sa chair et sa peau.

Key facts for roussette
PropertyValue
Headwordroussette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁu.sɛt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “roussette” 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). roussette lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

roussette is uncommon French at frequency #89,102 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁu.sɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for roussette in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is roussette, spelled R-O-U-S-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Type de requin petit ou moyen, à cinq paires de petites fentes branchiales, au corps taché, pêché pour sa chair et sa peau.
  2. 2
    Nom vernaculaire de nombreuses espèces de chiroptères qu’on nomme aussi renards volants.
  3. 3
    Petit oiseau à plumage presque entièrement roux, qui habite les forêts et qu’on nomme aussi fauvette des bois.
  4. 4
    (Ardennes wallones) Grive mauvis (Turdus iliacus).
  5. 5
    Nom vernaculaire du râle des genêts (Crex crex).
  6. 6
    Roussette de Savoie, vin blanc d’appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) dont l’aire de production s’étend essentiellement sur le département de l’Ain et en Savoie.
  7. 7
    Sorte de beignet, frit dans l’huile.

Synonyms

altesseroue de tracteur

This word in other languages

Katzenhai(Deutsch)

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 "roussette"?
"roussette" is spelled R-O-U-S-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁu.sɛt\.
What does "roussette" mean?
As a noun, "roussette" means: Type de requin petit ou moyen, à cinq paires de petites fentes branchiales, au corps taché, pêché pour sa chair et sa peau.
How do you pronounce "roussette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roussette" is \ʁu.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roussette" come from?
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Using “roussette”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-S-S-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁu.sɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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