fleurette

\flœ.ʁɛt\

/\flœ.ʁɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“fleurette” is uncommon French (frequency #66,740 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,740
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite fleur.

Key facts for fleurette
PropertyValue
Headwordfleurette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\flœ.ʁɛt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fleurette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fleurette lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fleurette is uncommon French at frequency #66,740 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \flœ.ʁɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for fleurette in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fleurette, spelled F-L-E-U-R-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite fleur.
  2. 2
    Partie du méristème du chou-fleur.
  3. 3
    Virginité d'une jeune fille ou d'une femme.
  4. 4
    Propos galant ; dans l’expression conter fleurette.
  5. 5
    Petit morceau de peau découpé sur un poisson pour servir d’appât.
  6. 6
    Crème fleurette.

Synonyms

crème fleurette

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fleurette"?
"fleurette" is spelled F-L-E-U-R-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \flœ.ʁɛt\.
What does "fleurette" mean?
As a noun, "fleurette" means: Petite fleur.
How do you pronounce "fleurette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fleurette" is \flœ.ʁɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fleurette" come from?
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Using “fleurette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-L-E-U-R-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \flœ.ʁɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list