gendarmette
French, noun/ʒɑ̃.daʁ.mɛt/
gendarmette is spelled G-E-N-D-A-R-M-E-T-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written French, the 223,977th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gendarmette is a French feminine noun meaning “policewoman (specifically a female gendarme)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme gendarme”.
What does gendarmette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolicewoman (specifically a female gendarme)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme gendarme.
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 gendarmette
- gendarmettes plural
- gendarme masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gendarmette?
- /ʒɑ̃.daʁ.mɛt/
- \ʒɑ̃.daʁ.mɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gendarmette in French?
gendarmette appears about once in every 50 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).