ficelle
French, noun/fi.sɛl/
ficelle is spelled F-I-C-E-L-L-E (7 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ficelle is a French feminine noun meaning “twine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a Form of ficeler. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite corde dont on se sert ordinairement pour lier des paquets”.
What does ficelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetwine
- 2
femininea very narrow baguette
verb
- 1
Form of ficeler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite corde dont on se sert ordinairement pour lier des paquets. 2. Fil qui sert à la manipulation des marionnettes. 3. Tour de main, truc de métier, astuce. 4. Ruse, tromperie, artifice grossier.
adjective: 1. Malin, filou, fourbe.
adjective: 1. Nuance de beige.
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 ficelle
- ficelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ficelle?
- /fi.sɛl/
- \fi.sɛl\
- [fisɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ficelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ficelle in French?
ficelle appears 2.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).