lingerie
French, noun/lɛ̃ʒ.ʁi/
lingerie is spelled L-I-N-G-E-R-I-E (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lingerie is a French feminine noun meaning “linen room” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fabrication, commerce de linge”.
What does lingerie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelinen room
- 2
femininelingerie (clothing)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fabrication, commerce de linge. 2. Pièce de linge. 3. Lieu où l’on entretient le linge, dans les hôpitaux, dans les collèges, dans les grandes maisons, etc. 4. Ensemble des sous-vêtements et vêtements de nuit, en particulier féminins.
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 lingerie
- lingeries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lingerie?
- /lɛ̃ʒ.ʁi/
- \lɛ̃ʒ.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lingerie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lingerie in French?
lingerie appears 3.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).