aubette
French, noun/o.bɛt/
aubette is spelled A-U-B-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aubette is a French feminine noun meaning “a small house or lodge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite loge en bois ou en maçonnerie”.
What does aubette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea small house or lodge
- 2
feminineguardhouse, sentry-box
- 3
femininebus shelter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite loge en bois ou en maçonnerie. 2. Construction où se tenait l’officier de quart responsable de la garde d’un établissement militaire. 3. Poste de garde d’un établissement naval à terre. 4. Abri public ; abribus.
noun: 1. Petite aube, première clarté du matin.
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 aubette
- aubettes plural
- aubète
- hobette
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aubette?
- /o.bɛt/
- \o.bɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is aubette in French?
aubette appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).