conteuse
French, noun/kɔ̃.tøz/
conteuse is spelled C-O-N-T-E-U-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 65,791st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conteuse is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of conteur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui écrit ou raconte des contes”.
What does conteuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of conteur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui écrit ou raconte des contes. 2. Autrice de romans et de nouvelles. 3. Celle qui invente des histoires pour abuser autrui. 4. Appareil conçu pour raconter des histoires aux enfants.
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 conteuse
- conteuses plural
- conteur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce conteuse?
- /kɔ̃.tøz/
- \kɔ̃.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 conteuse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is conteuse in French?
conteuse appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).