courgette
/kʊɚˈʒɛt/noun
courgette is spelled C-O-U-R-G-E-T-T-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, courgette means “A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of courgette is courgettes.
How many letters and syllables are in courgette?
| Letters | 9: C-O-U-R-G-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is courgette?
Courgette appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce courgette?
- US /kʊɚˈʒɛt/
- US /kɔɹˈʒɛt/
- UK /kʊəˈʒɛt/
Courgette has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-courgette.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with courgette?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as courgette from its last stressed vowel (/ɛt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of courgette
- courgettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does courgette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
- 2
The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Courgette in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a small marrow/squash:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | courgette, zucchini |
| German | Zucchini, Zucchetti |
| Portuguese | abobrinha, curgete |
| Spanish | calabacín, calabacita, zapallito, zapallo italiano, zapallito italiano, zucchini |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does courgette come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French courgette, diminutive of courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”). Ultimately related to zucchini through Latin cucurbita.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).