trottinette
French, noun/tʁɔ.ti.nɛt/
trottinette is spelled T-R-O-T-T-I-N-E-T-T-E (11 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written French, the 23,487th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trottinette is a French feminine noun meaning “scooter (human-powered vehicle; a kick scooter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Planche surmontée d’un guidon, portée par deux ou trois roues, sur laquelle on pose son pied, l’autre jambe…”.
What does trottinette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescooter (human-powered vehicle; a kick scooter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Planche surmontée d’un guidon, portée par deux ou trois roues, sur laquelle on pose son pied, l’autre jambe étant utilisée pour se propulser. 2. Trottinette électrique. 3. Trottinettiste 4. Planche surmontée d’un guidon, portée par deux ou trois roues, sur laquelle on pose son pied, l’autre jambe étant utilisée pour se propulser.
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 trottinette
- trottinettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trottinette?
- /tʁɔ.ti.nɛt/
- \tʁɔ.ti.nɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trottinette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trottinette in French?
trottinette appears 1.6 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).