ustensile de cuisine

\ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\

/\ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\/ noun

The verdict

“ustensile de cuisine” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument utilisé en cuisine.

Key facts for ustensile de cuisine
PropertyValue
Headwordustensile de cuisine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ustensile de cuisine” sits in French frequency

ustensile de cuisine falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ustensile de cuisine is 20 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Instrument utilisé en cuisine.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ustensile de cuisine, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ustensile de cuisine, spelled U-S-T-E-N-S-I-L-E- -D-E- -C-U-I-S-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument utilisé en cuisine.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ustensile de cuisine"?
"ustensile de cuisine" is spelled U-S-T-E-N-S-I-L-E- -D-E- -C-U-I-S-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\.
What does "ustensile de cuisine" mean?
As a noun, "ustensile de cuisine" means: Instrument utilisé en cuisine.
How do you pronounce "ustensile de cuisine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ustensile de cuisine" is \ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ustensile de cuisine" come from?
"ustensile de cuisine" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ustensile de cuisine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is U-S-T-E-N-S-I-L-E- -D-E- -C-U-I-S-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list