ustensile de cuisine

\ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\

/\ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\/ noun

The verdict

“ustensile de cuisine” 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) - Instrument utilisé en cuisine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ustensile-de-cuisine · ustensile de cuisine · French

ustensile de cuisine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « ustensile de cuisine » en français

ustensile de cuisinereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ustensile de cuisine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ys.tɑ̃.sil də kɥi.zin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ustensile de cuisine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ils vendirent leur mobilier sur place et ne ramenèrent de Termonde que leurs vêtements et leur linge de maison, leur plus belle vaisselle, le fauteuil d'osier de bon-papa et ce qui lui restait de livres ainsi que les ustensiles de cuisine de bonne-maman.
  2. Les enfants entendirent un crépitement ferrailleux sur l’asphalte, comme une pluie d’ustensiles de cuisine qui s’abattait sur la chaussée.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list