danseuse
French, noun/dɑ̃.søz/
danseuse is spelled D-A-N-S-E-U-S-E (8 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written French, the 10,846th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Danseuse is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of danseur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme qui danse”.
What does danseuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of danseur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme qui danse. 2. Professionnelle de la danse. 3. Investissement non rentable effectué par une personne ou un groupe de personnes, mais qui est maintenu par pur plaisir ou pour du mécénat.
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 danseuse
- danseuses plural
- danseur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce danseuse?
- /dɑ̃.søz/
- \dɑ̃.søz\
- [dɑ̃.søz]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to danseuse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is danseuse in French?
danseuse appears 5.2 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).