doucette

\du.sɛt\

/\du.sɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne doucette (substantif dérivé de l’adjectif).

Corpus desk

Index FR-doucette · doucette · French

doucette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 doucette
PropertyValue
Headworddoucette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\du.sɛt\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « doucette » en français

doucetten'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

doucette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \du.sɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for doucette, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is doucette, spelled D-O-U-C-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne doucette (substantif dérivé de l’adjectif).
  2. 2
    Nom vernaculaire donné aux plantes sauvages du genre des valérianelles, principalement Valerianella locusta, dont on consomme les jeunes pousses en salade. Cultivées, elles se nomment mâche.
  3. 3
    Étoffe de soie fine et légère.
  4. 4
    Soude de mauvaise qualité.
  5. 5
    Variété de pomme.
  6. 6
    Variété de raisin très sucré.
  7. 7
    Poisson méditerranéen nommé aussi souris de mer.
  8. 8
    Boisson légèrement alcoolisée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faire la doucette.
  2. C’est une petite doucette.

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 "doucette"?
"doucette" is spelled D-O-U-C-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \du.sɛt\.
What does "doucette" mean?
As a noun, "doucette" means: Personne doucette (substantif dérivé de l’adjectif).
How do you pronounce "doucette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doucette" is \du.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doucette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list