verseau
French, noun/vɛʁ.so/
verseau is spelled V-E-R-S-E-A-U (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 36,297th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verseau is a French masculine noun meaning “an uncovered slope above an entablature used to carry away water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pente du dessus d’un entablement non couvert”.
What does verseau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinean uncovered slope above an entablature used to carry away water
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne née sous le signe du Verseau.
noun: 1. Pente du dessus d’un entablement non couvert. 2. Représentation artistique d’un personnage, généralement une femme, versant de l’eau.
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 verseau
- verseaux plural
- Verseaux plural masculine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verseau?
- /vɛʁ.so/
- \vɛʁ.so\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verseau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verseau in French?
verseau appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).