serviette hygiénique
\sɛʁ.vjɛ.t‿i.ʒje.nik\
The verdict
“serviette hygiénique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite couche absorbante que les personnes menstruées placent à l’intérieur de leurs sous-vêtements lors des menstruations afin d’absorber le sang qui s’écoule alors de la vulve.
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Index FR-serviette-hygienique · serviette hygiénique · French
serviette hygiénique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-10 10 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 | serviette hygiénique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛʁ.vjɛ.t‿i.ʒje.nik\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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serviette hygiénique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛʁ.vjɛ.t‿i.ʒje.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for serviette hygiénique, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is serviette hygiénique, spelled S-E-R-V-I-E-T-T-E- -H-Y-G-I-É-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Petite couche absorbante que les personnes menstruées placent à l’intérieur de leurs sous-vêtements lors des menstruations afin d’absorber le sang qui s’écoule alors de la vulve.
- 2Serviette utilisée pour les soins du visage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how serviette hygiénique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les tampons, serviettes hygiéniques et autres produits seraient offerts de façon anonyme dans quatre types d’établissements: les lieux d’enseignements publics et privés, les édifices gouvernementaux, les refuges et les prisons.
La serviette hygiénique conserve au teint sa fraîcheur, efface les rides, donne du velouté a la peau, parfume et la rend antiseptique; préserve du hile, de l'acné, des dartres, rugosités, boutons et éruptions dé toute sortes, et est indispensable à toute personne qui voyage.
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.