curette
/kjʊˈɹɛt/noun, verb
curette is spelled C-U-R-E-T-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, curette means “A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of curette is curettes.
How many letters and syllables are in curette?
| Letters | 7: C-U-R-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is curette?
Curette appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 curette?
- /kjʊˈɹɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-curette.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of curette
- curettes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- curet
- curetting participle, present
- curetted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does curette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.
verb
- 1
To scrape with a curette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Curette in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 curette come from?
Borrowed from French curette, from curer (“to clean out, scrape out”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).