rouste

\ʁust\

/\ʁust\/ noun

The verdict

“rouste” is an uncommon French word, ranked #71,887 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#71,887
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Volée de coups, punition corporelle. → voir branlée, dégelée, dérouillée, flopée, raclée et trempe.

Key facts for rouste
PropertyValue
Headwordrouste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁust\
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rouste” 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). rouste 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 rouste is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁust\. Corpus data places it at rank #71,887 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for rouste in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is rouste, spelled R-O-U-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Volée de coups, punition corporelle. → voir branlée, dégelée, dérouillée, flopée, raclée et trempe.
  2. 2
    Défaite sévère, correction.

Synonyms

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); 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 "rouste"?
"rouste" is spelled R-O-U-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁust\.
What does "rouste" mean?
As a noun, "rouste" means: Volée de coups, punition corporelle. → voir branlée, dégelée, dérouillée, flopée, raclée et trempe.
How do you pronounce "rouste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rouste" is \ʁust\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rouste" come from?
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Using “rouste”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁust\ (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
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