arpenteuse
French, noun/aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz/
arpenteuse is spelled A-R-P-E-N-T-E-U-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written French, the 247,574th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arpenteuse is a French feminine noun meaning “measuring worm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of arpenteur. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de longue chenille qui semble mesurer l’espace qu’elle parcourt”.
What does arpenteuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of arpenteur
- 2
femininemeasuring worm
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of arpenteur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de longue chenille qui semble mesurer l’espace qu’elle parcourt. 2. Celle qui arpente, qui mesure les terres. 3. Prostituée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arpenteuse
- arpenteuses plural
- arpenteur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arpenteuse?
- /aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz/
- \aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz\
- [aʁ.pɑ̃.tøz]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arpenteuse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arpenteuse in French?
arpenteuse appears about once in every 62 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).