serviette
French, noun/sɛʁ.vjɛt/
serviette is spelled S-E-R-V-I-E-T-T-E (9 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written French, the 10,846th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Serviette is a French feminine noun meaning “towel (cloth used for wiping)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pièce de linge individuelle destiné à s’essuyer ou à éviter de se salir pendant un repas”.
What does serviette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetowel (cloth used for wiping)
un jeune homme vêtu d'une serviette
- 2
femininenapkin
Essuie ta bouche avec ta serviette !
- 3
femininebriefcase
- 4
femininemenstrual pad
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pièce de linge individuelle destiné à s’essuyer ou à éviter de se salir pendant un repas. 2. Pièce de tissu rectangulaire destiné à s’essuyer la peau après la toilette. 3. Abréviation de serviette hygiénique : Petite bande de tissu destinée à absorber le sang des règles. 4. Sacoche ou grand portefeuille servant à transporter des documents.
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 serviette
- serviettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce serviette?
- /sɛʁ.vjɛt/
- \sɛʁ.vjɛt\
- [yn sɛʁ.vjɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to serviette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is serviette in French?
serviette appears 5.2 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).