trousseau
trous·seau/ˈtɹuˌsoʊ/noun
trousseau is spelled T-R-O-U-S-S-E-A-U: 9 letters and 2 syllables (trous·seau). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trousseau means “The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trousseau is trousseaus or trousseaux.
How many letters and syllables are in trousseau?
| Letters | 9: T-R-O-U-S-S-E-A-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: trous·seau |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 trousseau?
Trousseau appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 trousseau?
- UK /ˈtɹuːsəʊ/
- US /ˈtɹuˌsoʊ/
Trousseau has 2 syllables, split trous·seau in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trousseau.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trousseau
- trousseaus plural
- trousseaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trousseau mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set of these.
Consequently, having decided to divide her daughter's trousseau into two parts, a lesser and a larger, the Princess eventually consented to have the wedding before Advent.
- 2
obsoleteA bundle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trousseau in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bridal clothes:
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 trousseau come from?
Borrowed from French trousseau, diminutive of trousse (“bundle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).