pute
French, noun/pyt/
pute is spelled P-U-T-E (4 letters) and appears 24 times per million words in written French, the 3,248th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pute is a French feminine noun meaning “whore, slut (prostitute)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Prostituée”.
What does pute mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevulgarwhore, slut (prostitute)
Aller aux putes
- 2
colloquialfemininevulgarbitch, slut (promiscuous woman)
- 3
feminineslangvulgarfucking (used for emphasis)
pute de con
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prostituée. 2. Personne de mauvaise vie ou prête à tout pour réussir, avec une référence explicite à la sexualité. 3. Chose méprisable dans le tour « pute de + nom » ou « putain de + nom ».
adjective: 1. Méprisable.
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 pute
- putes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pute?
- /pyt/
- \pyt\
- [pyt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pute
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pute in French?
pute appears 24 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).