paillasson
French, noun/pa.ja.sɔ̃/
paillasson is spelled P-A-I-L-L-A-S-S-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,423rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paillasson is a French masculine noun meaning “doormat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Natte de paille, tapis de fibre végétale ou synthétique, que l’on met à l’entrée d’une maison ou d’un…”.
What does paillasson mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedoormat
- 2
colloquialmasculinepushover, submissive person accepting any humiliation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Natte de paille, tapis de fibre végétale ou synthétique, que l’on met à l’entrée d’une maison ou d’un appartement pour permettre de s’essuyer les pieds. 2. Paillasse peu épaisse. 3. Endroit ou chose qui a l’apparence d’un tapis servant à s’essuyer les pieds. 4. Tapis de joncs servant à faire sécher le fromage. → voir paillisse
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 paillasson
- paillassons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paillasson?
- /pa.ja.sɔ̃/
- \pa.ja.sɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paillasson
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paillasson in French?
paillasson appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).