Roussillon

\ʁu.si.jɔ̃\

/\ʁu.si.jɔ̃\/ name

The verdict

“Roussillon” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,936
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Province de France, incluse dans les Pyrénées-Orientales.

Corpus desk

Index FR-roussillon · Roussillon · French

Roussillon · rank #10,936 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,936
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH roc

Nearest frequency peer: roc (-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 “Roussillon”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Roussillon” 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
Key facts for Roussillon
PropertyValue
HeadwordRoussillon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁu.si.jɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,936
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Roussillon” 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). Roussillon lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Roussillon (IPA \ʁu.si.jɔ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,936 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Roussillon, with forms such as "orussillon", "rosusillon", and "rousillon". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Roussillon, spelled R-O-U-S-S-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Province de France, incluse dans les Pyrénées-Orientales.
  2. 2
    Canton français, situé dans le département de l’Isère.
  3. 3
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Isère.
  4. 4
    Commune française, située dans le département du Vaucluse.
  5. 5
    Municipalité régionale de comté de la province de Québec, dans la région administrative de la Montérégie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gazonal, en homme excessivement pénétrant, crut que le peintre et Bixiou voulaient, pour lui apprendre à connaître Paris, lui faire payer mille francs le déjeuner du Café de Paris, car le fils du Roussillon n’avait pas encore quitté cette prodigieuse défiance qui bastionne à Paris l’homme de province.
  2. L’Édit de Roussillon est un édit pris à Roussillon en 1564, qui fait débuter l’année en France le premier janvier.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orussillon
  • rosusillon
  • rousillon
  • rousisllon
  • roussillno
  • roussillonn
  • roussiloln
  • roussilon
  • rousslilon
  • rroussillon
  • ruossillon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Roussillon - 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.

orussillon2rosusillon2rousillon1rousisllon2roussillno2roussillonn1roussiloln2roussilon1
Edit distance from "Roussillon"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Roussillon"?
"Roussillon" is spelled R-O-U-S-S-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁu.si.jɔ̃\.
What does "Roussillon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Roussillon" means: Province de France, incluse dans les Pyrénées-Orientales.
What are common misspellings of "Roussillon"?
Common misspellings include "orussillon", "rosusillon", "rousillon", "rousisllon", "roussillno". The correct spelling is "Roussillon".
How do you pronounce "Roussillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Roussillon" is \ʁu.si.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Roussillon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
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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