ruelle
French, noun/ʁɥɛl/
ruelle is spelled R-U-E-L-L-E (6 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written French, the 14,626th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruelle is a French feminine noun meaning “lane/laneway, alley/alleyway” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite rue étroite”.
What does ruelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelane/laneway, alley/alleyway
- 2
archaicfeminineruelle (a space between bed and wall)
- 3
feminineruelle (a room used to hold literary gatherings)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite rue étroite. 2. Voie de desserte parallèle aux rues sur laquelle donnent la cour arrière des maisons. 3. Espace qu’on laisse entre un des côtés du lit et la muraille. 4. Chambre à coucher, alcôve de certaines dames de qualité, qui servait de salon de conversation.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ruelle
- ruelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruelle?
- /ʁɥɛl/
- \ʁɥɛl\
- \ʁy.ɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ruelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ruelle in French?
ruelle appears 3.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).