vignette
French, noun/vi.ɲɛt/
vignette is spelled V-I-G-N-E-T-T-E (8 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,241st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vignette is a French feminine noun meaning “vignette” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite estampe qui orne le commencement, la fin d’un chapitre, ou tout autre endroit d’un livre”.
What does vignette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevignette
- 2
feminineimage, illustration, motif
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite estampe qui orne le commencement, la fin d’un chapitre, ou tout autre endroit d’un livre. 2. Image, illustration, dessin, motif de petite dimension. 3. Dessin ornant des cartes à jouer ou des pièces de jeux. 4. Dessin imprimé sur un timbre-poste.
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 vignette
- vignettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vignette?
- /vi.ɲɛt/
- \vi.ɲɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vignette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vignette in French?
vignette appears 2.2 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).