houppette
French, noun^((h aspiré))\u.pɛt\
houppette is spelled H-O-U-P-P-E-T-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written French, the 130,697th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Houppette is a French feminine noun meaning “small tuft, tassel etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite houppe”.
What does houppette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesmall tuft, tassel etc.
- 2
femininean absorbent feminine contraceptive device
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite houppe. 2. Obturateur utérin utilisé par les femmes pour leur contraception.
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 houppette
- houppettes plural
- ^((h aspiré))\u.pɛt\ singular plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce houppette?
- ^((h aspiré))\u.pɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is houppette in French?
houppette appears about once in every 16 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).