saleuse
\sa.løz\
The verdict
“saleuse” 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) - Celle qui sale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-saleuse · saleuse · French
saleuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saleuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sa.løz\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « saleuse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
saleuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.løz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
saleuse has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is saleuse, spelled S-A-L-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Celle qui sale.
- 2Véhicule utilisé pour faire fondre la neige ou le verglas sur les routes en y répandant du sel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how saleuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les lots choisis et achetés sont aussitôt saupoudrés de sel par des saleuses qui représentent là une industrie spéciale. Quand le sel gagné par la femme ne suffit pas, on en achète d’autre, et la voiture part, chargée de 10 000 sardines pour un voyage de huit jours […]
Il était bien difficile de faire passer la saleuse sur toutes ces petites routes et ces chemins presque agricoles.
This word in other languages
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.