risée
French, noun/ʁi.ze/
risée is spelled R-I-S-É-E (5 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,485th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Risée is a French feminine noun meaning “outburst of laughter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand éclat de rire que font plusieurs personnes ensemble, en se moquant de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose”.
What does risée mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoutburst of laughter
- 2
femininemockery, mocking
- 3
femininelaughing stock (an object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed)
noun
- 1
femininesmall, sudden gust of wind
- 2
feminineripple caused by such
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand éclat de rire que font plusieurs personnes ensemble, en se moquant de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose. 2. Moquerie. 3. Objet de la risée, de la moquerie.
noun: 1. Augmentation soudaine et brève de l'intensité du vent à la surface de l'eau. Une risée est moins violente que la rafale : son augmentation n'est que de 2 ou 3 nœuds par rapport au vent nominal. 2. Rides qu'elle provoque à la surface de l'eau.
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 risée
- risées plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce risée?
- /ʁi.ze/
- \ʁi.ze\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to risée
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is risée in French?
risée appears 1.2 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).