bobinette
French, noun/bɔ.bi.nɛt/
bobinette is spelled B-O-B-I-N-E-T-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 162,920th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bobinette is a French feminine noun meaning “small wooden door latch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite bobine”.
What does bobinette mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletesmall wooden door latch
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite bobine. 2. Pièce en bois servant à fermer une porte. 3. Jeu de hasard se pratiquant avec trois dés.
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 bobinette
- bobinettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bobinette?
- /bɔ.bi.nɛt/
- \bɔ.bi.nɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bobinette in French?
bobinette appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).