rude
\ʁyd\
The verdict
“rude” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,151
- frequency rank, French
- 5,742
- “R” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Âpre au toucher ; brut ; dur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rude · rude · French
rude · rank #8,151 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,151
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,742
- PHOTO-FINISH Ross
Nearest frequency peer: Ross (-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 “rude”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rentrant
rentrant
91,855 corpus weight
- respiration
respiration
91,854 corpus weight
- rideau
rideau
91,853 corpus weight
- Ross
Ross
91,851 corpus weight
- rude
rude
91,850 corpus weight
- réparations
réparations
91,847 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rude” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rude |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁyd\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #8,151 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rude” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around rude (IPA \ʁyd\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,151 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rude, with forms such as "rdue", "rrude", and "rudde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rue", "run", "rus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rude, spelled R-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Âpre au toucher ; brut ; dur.
- 2Âpre au goût ; corsé.
- 3Raboteux.
- 4Pénible ; fatigant.
- 5Violent ; impétueux.
- 6Difficile à supporter ; rigoureux.
- 7Difficile à croire.
- 8Choquant, grossier, désagréable.
- 9Fâcheux, dur, sévère.
- 10Rigide, austère.
- 11Redoutable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le poil du mouflon, que l’on trouve en Asie, est plutôt rude et ressemble à celui de la chèvre ordinaire avec lequel on le confond souvent. Il est employé pour la confection des tapis et feutres grossiers, ….
Elle ne pleurait plus, sa voix était caressante, elle appuyait sur sa gorge blanche et délicate la grosse main rude de Javert, et elle le regardait en souriant.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rdue
- rrude
- rudde
- rued
- urde
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rude - 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.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rude", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "rude" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "rue". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,151 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.