radasse

\ʁa.das\

/\ʁa.das\/ noun

The verdict

“radasse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prostituée de bas étage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-radasse · radasse · French

radasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for radasse
PropertyValue
Headwordradasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.das\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « radasse » en français

radassen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

radasse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.das\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for radasse, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is radasse, spelled R-A-D-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prostituée de bas étage.
  2. 2
    Insulte méprisante sans signification précise, pour une femme.
  3. 3
    Radine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how radasse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Simon voyait pas tous ces morlamois : il trouvait que la fille ressemblait à sa mère parce que sa mère avait été une fière radasse avec des lolos comacks en pis, l’œil bovin, la vue courte.
  2. J’avais couché avec beaucoup de radasses et je n’avais plus songé au mariage.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "radasse"?
"radasse" is spelled R-A-D-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.das\.
What does "radasse" mean?
As a noun, "radasse" means: Prostituée de bas étage.
How do you pronounce "radasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "radasse" is \ʁa.das\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "radasse" come from?
"radasse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list