perforeuse
French, noun\pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁøz\
perforeuse is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-E-U-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written French, the 247,574th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perforeuse is a French feminine noun meaning “punch (device)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Opératrice chargée de la perforation des cartes utilisées en mécanographie”.
What does perforeuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepunch (device)
- 2
femininecard punch
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Opératrice chargée de la perforation des cartes utilisées en mécanographie. 2. Instrument servant à faire des trous, parfois espacés régulièrement, dans du papier ou du carton, selon le même principe qu’un emporte-pièce.
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 perforeuse
- perforeuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perforeuse?
- \pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁøz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is perforeuse in French?
perforeuse appears about once in every 62 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).