osselet
French, noun/ɔs.lɛ/
osselet is spelled O-S-S-E-L-E-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 47 million words in written French, the 216,805th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Osselet is a French masculine noun meaning “small bone; (of the ear) ossicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit os”.
What does osselet mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmall bone; (of the ear) ossicle
- 2
masculinejack, knucklebone
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit os. 2. Petits os du jeu d’osselets, généralement des tarses de veau ou de mouton ou des copies en métal ou en plastique. 3. Tumeur osseuse placée sur la partie inférieure de la jambe d’un cheval, à côté du boulet.
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 osselet
- osselets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce osselet?
- /ɔs.lɛ/
- /ɔ.sə.le/
- \ɔs.lɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is osselet in French?
osselet appears about once in every 47 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).