veilleuse
French, noun/vɛ.jøz/
veilleuse is spelled V-E-I-L-L-E-U-S-E (9 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Veilleuse is a French feminine noun meaning “night light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of veilleur. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui veille”.
What does veilleuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of veilleur
- 2
femininenight light
- 3
femininesidelight (on a car)
- 4
femininepilot light
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui veille. 2. Religieuse ou laïque qui veille un mort. 3. Celle qui est de garde, de surveillance, spécialement la nuit. 4. Veilleuse de nuit.
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 veilleuse
- veilleuses plural
- veilleur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce veilleuse?
- /vɛ.jøz/
- /ve.jøz/
- \vɛ.jøz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to veilleuse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is veilleuse in French?
veilleuse appears 1.1 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).