rule

\ɹuːl\

/\ɹuːl\/ noun

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The verdict

“rule” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,521
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Règle (ordre).

Corpus desk

Index FR-rule · rule · French

rule · rank #39,521 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,521
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réfraction

Nearest frequency peer: réfraction (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « rule »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « rule » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rule vs run
50% similar
rule vs rus
50% similar
rule vs rush
50% similar

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

Key facts for rule
PropertyValue
Headwordrule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɹuːl\
Letters4
Frequency rank#39,521
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rule »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rulese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « réfraction » (#39,522), « réfrigération » (#39,523), « rouage » (#39,518). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rule » est au #39,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rule (IPA \ɹuːl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,521 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rule, with forms such as "rlue", "rrule", and "ruel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "run", "rus", "rush", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rule, spelled R-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Règle (ordre).
  2. 2
    Règle (instrument).
  3. 3
    Règlement (loi, organisation, etc.).
  4. 4
    Gouvernement, règne (gouvernement).
  5. 5
    Statut.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The 1689 Boston revolt was a popular uprising on April 18, 1689, against the rule of Sir Edmund Andros, the governor of the Dominion of New England.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rlue
  • rrule
  • ruel
  • rulle
  • urle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rule - 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.

rlue2rrule1ruel2rulle1urle2
Edit distance from "rule"

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 "rule"?
"rule" is spelled R-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɹuːl\.
What does "rule" mean?
As a noun, "rule" means: Règle (ordre).
What words are commonly confused with "rule"?
"rule" is commonly confused with "run", "rus", "rush". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rule" is \ɹuːl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rule" come from?
"rule" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rule", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Romy#39,514riel#39,509soma#39,542tage#39,573

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Sanaa5 variantspalet5 variantsüber5 variantsLorie5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list