draisienne
French, noun/dʁɛ.zjɛn/
draisienne is spelled D-R-A-I-S-I-E-N-N-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written French, the 139,724th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Draisienne is a French feminine noun meaning “hobby horse, dandy horse (early bicycle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Véhicule à deux roues alignées que l’on fait avancer en poussant sur le sol avec ses pieds”.
What does draisienne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehobby horse, dandy horse (early bicycle)
- 2
femininebalance bike
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Véhicule à deux roues alignées que l’on fait avancer en poussant sur le sol avec ses pieds. 2. Sorte de véhicule électrique
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 draisienne
- draisiennes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce draisienne?
- /dʁɛ.zjɛn/
- /dʁe.zjɛn/
- \dʁɛ.zjɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is draisienne in French?
draisienne appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).