sécheuse

\se.ʃøz\

/\se.ʃøz\/ noun

The verdict

“sécheuse” is uncommon French (frequency #78,890 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,890
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Machine qui sert à sécher le linge.

Corpus desk

Index FR-secheuse · sécheuse · French

sécheuse · rank #78,890 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,890
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH symbolistes

Nearest frequency peer: symbolistes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « sécheuse »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « sécheuse » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sécheuse
PropertyValue
Headwordsécheuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\se.ʃøz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,890
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sécheuse » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).sécheusetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « symbolistes » (#78,889), « séculière » (#78,891), « swamp » (#78,888). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sécheuse » est au #78,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sécheuse is uncommon French at frequency #78,890 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \se.ʃøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Machine qui sert à sécher le linge.".

sécheuse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sécheuse, spelled S-É-C-H-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Machine qui sert à sécher le linge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La sécheuse idéale doit aussi être sûre pour tous les tissus, sans risque de brûlure, certaines sécheuses roussissent le linge ou l'exposent aux éléments chauffants.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sécheuse"?
"sécheuse" is spelled S-É-C-H-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \se.ʃøz\.
What does "sécheuse" mean?
As a noun, "sécheuse" means: Machine qui sert à sécher le linge.
How do you pronounce "sécheuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sécheuse" is \se.ʃøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sécheuse" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sécheuse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list