criss
French, noun/kʁis/
criss is spelled C-R-I-S-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 41,186th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Criss is a French masculine noun meaning “kris (dagger)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poignard dont la lame est parfois en zigzag à l’usage des Malais”.
What does criss mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekris (dagger)
noun
- 1
Quebecmasculinealternative form of crisse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Poignard dont la lame est parfois en zigzag à l’usage des Malais.
interjection: 1. Juron exprimant une émotion forte, par exemple la colère, l’étonnement ou l’admiration.
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 criss
- kriss alternative
- crisse
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criss?
- /kʁis/
- \kʁis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to criss
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is criss in French?
criss appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).