rousturer

\ʁus.ty.ʁe\

/\ʁus.ty.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lier deux pièces de bois par une corde roulée autour et formant des anneaux très rapprochés.

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Index FR-rousturer · rousturer · French

rousturer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 rousturer
PropertyValue
Headwordrousturer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁus.ty.ʁe\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rousturer » en français

rousturerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

rousturer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁus.ty.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lier deux pièces de bois par une corde roulée autour et formant des anneaux très rapprochés.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for rousturer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rousturer, spelled R-O-U-S-T-U-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lier deux pièces de bois par une corde roulée autour et formant des anneaux très rapprochés.

Synonyms

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 "rousturer"?
"rousturer" is spelled R-O-U-S-T-U-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁus.ty.ʁe\.
What does "rousturer" mean?
As a verb, "rousturer" means: Lier deux pièces de bois par une corde roulée autour et formant des anneaux très rapprochés.
How do you pronounce "rousturer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rousturer" is \ʁus.ty.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rousturer" come from?
"rousturer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list