marionnette
French, noun/ma.ʁjɔ.nɛt/
marionnette is spelled M-A-R-I-O-N-N-E-T-T-E (11 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,650th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marionnette is a French feminine noun meaning “marionette, puppet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Figurine que l’on fait bouger avec la main ou par des fils, quelquefois par des ressorts”.
What does marionnette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemarionette, puppet
- 2
femininepuppet (someone who is easily influenced or controlled by another)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figurine que l’on fait bouger avec la main ou par des fils, quelquefois par des ressorts. 2. Quelqu’un qui est manipulé par quelqu’un d’autre.
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 marionnette
- marionnettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marionnette?
- /ma.ʁjɔ.nɛt/
- \ma.ʁjɔ.nɛt\
- \ma.ʁjo.ˈnɛ.tə\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marionnette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marionnette in French?
marionnette appears 2.6 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).