volet roulant

\vɔ.lɛ ʁu.lɑ̃\

/\vɔ.lɛ ʁu.lɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Volet à commande manuelle ou électrique, constitué d’un ensemble de lamelles articulées pouvant s’enrouler autour d’un tambour.

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Index FR-volet-roulant · volet roulant · French

volet roulant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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.

Key facts for volet roulant
PropertyValue
Headwordvolet roulant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɔ.lɛ ʁu.lɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « volet roulant » en français

volet roulantn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

volet roulant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɔ.lɛ ʁu.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Volet à commande manuelle ou électrique, constitué d’un ensemble de lamelles articulées pouvant s’enrouler autour d’un tambour.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for volet roulant, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is volet roulant, spelled V-O-L-E-T- -R-O-U-L-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Volet à commande manuelle ou électrique, constitué d’un ensemble de lamelles articulées pouvant s’enrouler autour d’un tambour.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volet roulant"?
"volet roulant" is spelled V-O-L-E-T- -R-O-U-L-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \vɔ.lɛ ʁu.lɑ̃\.
What does "volet roulant" mean?
As a noun, "volet roulant" means: Volet à commande manuelle ou électrique, constitué d’un ensemble de lamelles articulées pouvant s’enrouler autour d’un tambour.
How do you pronounce "volet roulant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volet roulant" is \vɔ.lɛ ʁu.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "volet roulant" come from?
"volet roulant" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list