creuset
French, noun/kʁø.zɛ/
creuset is spelled C-R-E-U-S-E-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 36,297th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Creuset is a French masculine noun meaning “crucible, smelter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Récipient de terre réfractaire ou de métal, qui sert à faire fondre certaines substances, et principalement…”.
What does creuset mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrucible, smelter
- 2
masculinemelting-pot
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Récipient de terre réfractaire ou de métal, qui sert à faire fondre certaines substances, et principalement les métaux. 2. Source ; origine.
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 creuset
- creusets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce creuset?
- /kʁø.zɛ/
- \kʁø.zɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to creuset
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is creuset in French?
creuset appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).