Which to use
“rousse” is a noun and “rousses” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,066
- “rousse” frequency rank
- #29,954
- “rousses” frequency rank
- 40020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rousse | rousses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui a les cheveux roux. | Féminin pluriel de roux. |
Same sound, different letters: rousse vs rousses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - rousse and rousses
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rousse and rousses carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁus\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rousse” sits inside “rousses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rousse is recorded at frequency rank #10,066, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁus\. rousses is at rank #29,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁus\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40020, this pair ranks #243,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rousse vs rousses
Shared letters: eorsu. Private to "rousse": -. Private to "rousses": -.
"rousse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "rousses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "rousse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rousses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rousse" and "rousses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rousseff vs rousses". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #243,633 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.