perforatrice
French, noun/pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁa.tʁis/
perforatrice is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-A-T-R-I-C-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perforatrice is a French feminine noun meaning “punch (device)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of perforateur. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Machine-outil qui sert à creuser des trous dans la pierre, les roches, les matières dures”.
What does perforatrice mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepunch (device)
- 2
femininecard punch
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of perforateur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Machine-outil qui sert à creuser des trous dans la pierre, les roches, les matières dures. 2. Fourniture de bureau permettant de faire un ou des trous dans les feuilles à ranger dans un classeur.
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 perforatrice
- perforatrices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perforatrice?
- /pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁa.tʁis/
- \pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁa.tʁis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is perforatrice in French?
perforatrice appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).