mominette

\mo.mi.nɛt\

/\mo.mi.nɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“mominette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Une petite fille, une gamine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mominette · mominette · French

mominette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for mominette
PropertyValue
Headwordmominette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo.mi.nɛt\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mominette » en français

mominettereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mominette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mo.mi.nɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for mominette in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mominette, spelled M-O-M-I-N-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Une petite fille, une gamine.
  2. 2
    Jeune fille, adolescente.
  3. 3
    Petit verre d’alcool fort, plus particulièrement d’absinthe, contenant moins que la dose ordinaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mominette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je vais t’envoyer Lili, poursuivit-elle, parce que Lili se couche de bonne heure et que les môminettes sont comme les dames du monde : elles grouillent du cul l’après-midi.
  2. — Qu’est-ce que tu t’enfiles : une pure, une amazone, une tomate, une hussarde ou une mominette ? — Un guindal de pivois sans lance.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mominette"?
"mominette" is spelled M-O-M-I-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mo.mi.nɛt\.
What does "mominette" mean?
As a noun, "mominette" means: Une petite fille, une gamine.
How do you pronounce "mominette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mominette" is \mo.mi.nɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mominette" come from?
"mominette" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list