masseuse
French, noun/ma.søz/
masseuse is spelled M-A-S-S-E-U-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 40,183rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Masseuse is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of masseur: masseuse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui masse les membres du corps pour les assouplir”.
What does masseuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of masseur: masseuse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui masse les membres du corps pour les assouplir. 2. Prostituée. 3. Travailleuse, femme laborieuse.
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 masseuse
- masseuses plural
- masseur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce masseuse?
- /ma.søz/
- \ma.søz\
- [ma.søz]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to masseuse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is masseuse in French?
masseuse 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).