abatteuse

\a.ba.tøz\

/\a.ba.tøz\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui abat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abatteuse · abatteuse · French

abatteuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 abatteuse
PropertyValue
Headwordabatteuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ba.tøz\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « abatteuse » en français

abatteusereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abatteuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ba.tøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for abatteuse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is abatteuse, spelled A-B-A-T-T-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui abat.
  2. 2
    Celle qui travaille beaucoup.
  3. 3
    Prostituée qui enchaîne les passes.
  4. 4
    Machine forestière pour abattre des arbres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abatteuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans cette région montagneuse pullulent des abatteuses. Elles travaillent aussi laborieusement que les hommes à l'édification socialiste de la patrie.
  2. La grand'servante louée ce jour-là même était une robuste et fraîche paysanne de Prétieux assez jolie et rude abatteuse d'ouvrage aussi.

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 "abatteuse"?
"abatteuse" is spelled A-B-A-T-T-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ba.tøz\.
What does "abatteuse" mean?
As a noun, "abatteuse" means: Celle qui abat.
How do you pronounce "abatteuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abatteuse" is \a.ba.tøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abatteuse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list