dunette
French, noun/dy.nɛt/
dunette is spelled D-U-N-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 132,154th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dunette is a French feminine noun meaning “poop deck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Construction élevée sur le gaillard d’arrière de certains navires pour y loger des officiers, et…”.
What does dunette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepoop deck
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Construction élevée sur le gaillard d’arrière de certains navires pour y loger des officiers, et principalement le commandant. 2. Partie supérieure de la dunette formant un pont. 3. Synonyme de diguette.
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 dunette
- dunettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dunette?
- /dy.nɛt/
- \dy.nɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dunette in French?
dunette appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).