risette
French, noun/ʁi.zɛt/
risette is spelled R-I-S-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written French, the 152,479th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Risette is a French feminine noun meaning “smile (especially of a child)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit sourire enfantin et gracieux”.
What does risette mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininesmile (especially of a child)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit sourire enfantin et gracieux.
noun: 1. Petite risée, légère ondulation de la surface de l’eau lorsque le vent se lève.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de rizette.
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 risette
- risettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce risette?
- /ʁi.zɛt/
- \ʁi.zɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is risette in French?
risette appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).