rieuse
French, noun/ʁjøz/
rieuse is spelled R-I-E-U-S-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 57,843rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rieuse is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of rieur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui aime à rire”.
What does rieuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of rieur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui aime à rire.
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 rieuse
- rieuses plural
- rieur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rieuse?
- /ʁjøz/
- \ʁi.øz\
- \ʁjøz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rieuse in French?
rieuse appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).