discrète
French, adjective/dis.kʁɛt/
discrète is spelled D-I-S-C-R-È-T-E (8 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written French, the 9,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Discrète is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of discret” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does discrète mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of discret
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mouche discrète, c’est-à-dire grain de beauté factice placé sous de la lèvre inférieure, vers le menton.
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 discrète
- discrètes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce discrète?
- /dis.kʁɛt/
- \dis.kʁɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is discrète in French?
discrète appears 6.6 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).