pessaire
French, noun/pɛ.sɛʁ/
pessaire is spelled P-E-S-S-A-I-R-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written French, the 253,038th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pessaire is a French masculine noun meaning “pessary (medical device most commonly used to support a displaced uterus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Instrument dont on se sert dans le traitement de certaines affections de la matrice”.
What does pessaire mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepessary (medical device most commonly used to support a displaced uterus)
- 2
masculinepessary (contraceptive)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrument dont on se sert dans le traitement de certaines affections de la matrice. 2. Obturateur du col de l’utérus dont les femmes se servaient dans la contraception avant l'invention du stérilet.
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 pessaire
- pessaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pessaire?
- /pɛ.sɛʁ/
- /pe.sɛʁ/
- \pɛ.sɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pessaire in French?
pessaire appears about once in every 65 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).