lette
French, adjective/lɛt/
lette is spelled L-E-T-T-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 112,013th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lette is a French adjective meaning “ugly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante de laid”.
What does lette mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Canadaslangugly
Je te défends de dire que tu es lette.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Variante de laid.
noun: 1. Letton.
noun: 1. Sorte de dépression située entre deux dunes littorales.
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 lette
- lettes plural
- lète
- lède
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lette?
- /lɛt/
- \lɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lette in French?
lette appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).