rudoyer
\ʁy.dwa.je\
The verdict
“rudoyer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traiter rudement ; maltraiter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rudoyer · rudoyer · French
rudoyer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rudoyer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁy.dwa.je\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rudoyer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁy.dwa.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rudoyer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 rudoyer, spelled R-U-D-O-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1Traiter rudement ; maltraiter.
- 2Humilier par la violence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rudoyer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Peu d’enfants furent plus battus que son fils. Le gamin ne cédait pas, malgré les coups. Sa mère, quand elle tâchait de s’interposer, était rudoyée comme lui.
Les maîtres rudoyaient les domestiques, et ceux-ci frappaient les animaux.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.