cuvette de toilette

\ky.vɛt də twa.lɛt\

/\ky.vɛt də twa.lɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“cuvette de toilette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuvette conçue pour recevoir le produit des déjections de l’humain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cuvette-de-toilette · cuvette de toilette · French

cuvette de toilette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for cuvette de toilette
PropertyValue
Headwordcuvette de toilette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ky.vɛt də twa.lɛt\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cuvette de toilette » en français

cuvette de toiletten'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cuvette de toilette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ky.vɛt də twa.lɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for cuvette de toilette in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cuvette de toilette, spelled C-U-V-E-T-T-E- -D-E- -T-O-I-L-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuvette conçue pour recevoir le produit des déjections de l’humain.
  2. 2
    Cuvette réservée aux ablutions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cuvette de toilette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. De nos jours, les cuvettes de toilette sont le plus souvent en porcelaine, mais l’on en trouve aussi faites en acier inoxydable ; il s’en fait aussi en résine de polymères.
  2. Non, pas cette cuvette-là, c’est la cuvette de toilette.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuvette de toilette"?
"cuvette de toilette" is spelled C-U-V-E-T-T-E- -D-E- -T-O-I-L-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ky.vɛt də twa.lɛt\.
What does "cuvette de toilette" mean?
As a noun, "cuvette de toilette" means: Cuvette conçue pour recevoir le produit des déjections de l’humain.
How do you pronounce "cuvette de toilette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuvette de toilette" is \ky.vɛt də twa.lɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuvette de toilette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list