ruisselet
\ʁɥi.sə.lɛ\
The verdict
“ruisselet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Petit ruisseau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ruisselet · ruisselet · French
ruisselet · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ruisselet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁɥi.sə.lɛ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ruisselet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ruisselet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɥi.sə.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit ruisseau.".
ruisselet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ruisselet, spelled R-U-I-S-S-E-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Petit ruisseau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ruisselet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La Ferté-Loupière, agreste village resserré entre deux collines couronnées de bois, assis en pente sur l'une d'elles, ayant à ses pieds une étroite prairie arrosée par le Vrin , ce ruisselet qui prend sa source au Buisson-Saint-Vrin , près de Merry-la-Vallée, pour aller bientôt se perdre dans l'Yonne à Césy, […].
Par intervalles, un hibou ricanait et, continus, en sourdine, susurraient le glouglou des ruisselets, la chanterelle des pisselottes, le chuchotis des goutelles.
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.