languette
French, noun/lɑ̃.ɡɛt/
languette is spelled L-A-N-G-U-E-T-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 47,227th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Languette is a French feminine noun meaning “a small tongue-shaped object, such as the tongue of a shoe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie d'objet taillée, découpée en forme de petite langue”.
What does languette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea small tongue-shaped object, such as the tongue of a shoe
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie d'objet taillée, découpée en forme de petite langue. 2. Petite pièce d'appareil ou d'instrument de forme allongée ayant une fonction particulière. 3. Aiguille d’une balance 4. Petite pièce de métal, qui, en s’élevant ou s’abaissant, ouvre ou ferme les trous faits à un instrument à vent.
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 languette
- languettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce languette?
- /lɑ̃.ɡɛt/
- \lɑ̃.ɡɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to languette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is languette in French?
languette appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).