crasse
French, noun/kʁas/
crasse is spelled C-R-A-S-S-E (6 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crasse is a French feminine noun meaning “filth, muck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of crasser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ordure grasse qui s’amasse sur la peau, dans les poils ou sur les vêtements”.
What does crasse mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininecrass
- 2
femininedirty, filthy
noun
- 1
femininefilth, muck
- 2
femininefroth, foam
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est épais. 2. Particulièrement évident. 3. Grossier et inexcusable.
noun: 1. Ordure grasse qui s’amasse sur la peau, dans les poils ou sur les vêtements. 2. Résidu des métaux quand on les fond (on dit aussi laitier) ou qu’on les frappe à coups de marteau. 3. Matières terreuses contenues dans la houille ou autres substances combustibles. 4. Naissance, condition très basse.
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 crasse
- crasses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crasse?
- /kʁas/
- \kʁas\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to crasse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crasse in French?
crasse appears 2.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).