vaisselle
French, noun/vɛ.sɛl/
vaisselle is spelled V-A-I-S-S-E-L-L-E (9 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written French, the 6,944th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vaisselle is a French feminine noun meaning “crockery, dishes, dishware” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui sert à l’usage ordinaire de la table, comme plats, assiettes, etc”.
What does vaisselle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrockery, dishes, dishware
- 2
femininetable- and cookware that remains to be washed
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui sert à l’usage ordinaire de la table, comme plats, assiettes, etc. 2. Objets en métal précieux servant à l'usage de la table d’un seigneur. 3. Ensemble des récipients, des plats, des assiettes, des couverts, des verres et des ustensiles de cuisine qui sont à laver.
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 vaisselle
- vaisselles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vaisselle?
- /vɛ.sɛl/
- /ve.sɛl/
- \vɛ.sɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vaisselle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vaisselle in French?
vaisselle appears 9.5 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).