drôlet

\dʁo.lɛ\

/\dʁo.lɛ\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Assez drôle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-drolet · drôlet · French

drôlet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 drôlet
PropertyValue
Headworddrôlet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dʁo.lɛ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « drôlet » en français

drôletreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

drôlet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dʁo.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Assez drôle.".

Zero misspellings are on record for drôlet in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is drôlet, spelled D-R-Ô-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Assez drôle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et il me prit le menton, disant avec un léger claquement de langue : Hé mais !... elle est drôlette, cette petite, elle est ma foi, très drôlette...
  2. Durant que je pleurais à fendre l’âme de qui m’eût entendu pleurer, je vis entrer dans ma chambre Rose, la petite Rose, comme nous l’appelions, et qui travaillait à la lingerie de l’établissement. Elle était drôlette, et toujours en train de rire…

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 "drôlet"?
"drôlet" is spelled D-R-Ô-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁo.lɛ\.
What does "drôlet" mean?
As an adjective, "drôlet" means: Assez drôle.
How do you pronounce "drôlet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drôlet" is \dʁo.lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drôlet" come from?
"drôlet" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list