durcisseur
French, adjective/dyʁ.si.sœʁ/
durcisseur is spelled D-U-R-C-I-S-S-E-U-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written French, the 177,898th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durcisseur is a French adjective meaning “hardening (causing hardness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui durcit”.
What does durcisseur mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hardening (causing hardness)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui durcit.
noun: 1. Substance qui provoque une réaction chimique de durcissement.
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 durcisseur
- durcisseuse feminine
- durcisseurs masculine plural
- durcisseuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce durcisseur?
- /dyʁ.si.sœʁ/
- \dyʁ.si.sœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is durcisseur in French?
durcisseur appears about once in every 31 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).