ville rouge

\vil ʁuʒ\

/\vil ʁuʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“ville rouge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville ayant ou ayant eu une enceinte romaine fortifiée (Bourges, Le Mans, Limoges, Lyon).

Key facts for ville rouge
PropertyValue
Headwordville rouge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vil ʁuʒ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ville rouge” sits in French frequency

ville rouge falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ville rouge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vil ʁuʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville ayant ou ayant eu une enceinte romaine fortifiée (Bourges, Le Mans, Limoges, Lyon).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ville rouge, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ville rouge, spelled V-I-L-L-E- -R-O-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville ayant ou ayant eu une enceinte romaine fortifiée (Bourges, Le Mans, Limoges, Lyon).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ville rouge"?
"ville rouge" is spelled V-I-L-L-E- -R-O-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vil ʁuʒ\.
What does "ville rouge" mean?
As a noun, "ville rouge" means: Ville ayant ou ayant eu une enceinte romaine fortifiée (Bourges, Le Mans, Limoges, Lyon).
How do you pronounce "ville rouge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ville rouge" is \vil ʁuʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ville rouge" come from?
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Using “ville rouge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-I-L-L-E- -R-O-U-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vil ʁuʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list