rustaud
\ʁys.to\
The verdict
“rustaud” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est lourd, grossier, qui tient du paysan.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rustaud · rustaud · French
rustaud · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | rustaud |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁys.to\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rustaud » en français
Rare enough to double-check
rustaud is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁys.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est lourd, grossier, qui tient du paysan.".
rustaud doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rustaud, spelled R-U-S-T-A-U-D.
Definition
- 1Qui est lourd, grossier, qui tient du paysan.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rustaud appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On ne ricane point orgueilleusement de leur air gauche et de leurs compliments rustauds ; pour les mettre à leur aise, on s’y prête sans affectation.
Les garçons du village se réunissaient pour faire des farces, par ces longues nuits de printemps. De bonnes farces rustaudes, lourdes à assommer un bœuf, qui soulevaient toujours le même sursaut d’émotion dans le village, comme si elles étaient inédites.
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.