strass
French, noun/stʁas/
strass is spelled S-T-R-A-S-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,217th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Strass is a French masculine noun meaning “paste, rhinestone (lead crystal used as gemstone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Verroterie à base de plomb, incolore ou coloré à l’aide d’oxydes métalliques, imitant les pierres précieuses”.
What does strass mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepaste, rhinestone (lead crystal used as gemstone)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verroterie à base de plomb, incolore ou coloré à l’aide d’oxydes métalliques, imitant les pierres précieuses.
noun: 1. Administration ou direction d’une grande école. 2. Administration de l'École.
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 strass
- stras
- strasse
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce strass?
- /stʁas/
- \stʁas\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to strass
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is strass in French?
strass appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).