rubrique

\ʁy.bʁik\

/\ʁy.bʁik\/ noun

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The verdict

“rubrique” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #9,235 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,235
frequency rank, French
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Terre rouge dont les chirurgiens se servaient autrefois pour étancher le sang et pour faire des emplâtres siccatifs.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rubrique vs rustique
75% similar
rubrique vs rubriques
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rubrique
PropertyValue
Headwordrubrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁy.bʁik\
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,235
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rubrique” 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). rubrique 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 rubrique is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁy.bʁik\. Corpus data places it at rank #9,235 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rubrique, with forms such as "rburique", "rrubrique", and "rubbrique". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "rustique", "rubriques", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rubrique, spelled R-U-B-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terre rouge dont les chirurgiens se servaient autrefois pour étancher le sang et pour faire des emplâtres siccatifs.
  2. 2
    Craie rouge dont les charpentiers frottent la corde avec laquelle ils marquent ce qu’il faut ôter des pièces de bois qu’ils veulent équarrir.
  3. 3
    Titre, indication en lettres rouges, fait par un copiste, dans les manuscrits anciens et aujourd’hui encore dans les missels, les bréviaires, etc.
  4. 4
    Titre, dans les livres de droit civil, de droit canon, parce qu’autrefois on les écrivait en rouge.
  5. 5
    Règles qui président à l’office.
  6. 6
    Indication du lieu où un livre a été publié.
  7. 7
    Genre, catégorie d’articles.
  8. 8
    Méthodes, règles des pratiques anciennes.
  9. 9
    Élément d’une structure de données conçu pour porter une valeur.

This word in other languages

rubric(English)epígrafe(Español)Rubrik(Deutsch)rubrica(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rburique,rrubrique,rubbrique,rubirque,rubriqeu,rubriqque,rubriuqe,rubrqiue,rubrrique,rurbique,urbrique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rubrique - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rburique2rrubrique1rubbrique1rubirque2rubriqeu2rubriqque1rubriuqe2rubrqiue2
Edit distance from "rubrique"

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 "rubrique"?
"rubrique" is spelled R-U-B-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁy.bʁik\.
What does "rubrique" mean?
As a noun, "rubrique" means: Terre rouge dont les chirurgiens se servaient autrefois pour étancher le sang et pour faire des emplâtres siccatifs.
What words are commonly confused with "rubrique"?
"rubrique" is commonly confused with "rustique", "rubriques". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rubrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rubrique" is \ʁy.bʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rubrique" come from?
"rubrique" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “rubrique”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-U-B-R-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁy.bʁik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rustique” - see the side-by-side comparison. rubrique vs rustique
  • 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