vitrine
French, noun/vi.tʁin/
vitrine is spelled V-I-T-R-I-N-E (7 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written French, the 9,803rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vitrine is a French feminine noun meaning “shop window” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Devanture vitrée d’une boutique”.
What does vitrine mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshop window
la vitrine d'une librairie
- 2
feminineshopping
faire les vitrines, lécher les vitrines
- 3
femininevitrine (glass-paneled cabinet or case for displaying articles)
les vitrines d'un musée
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Devanture vitrée d’une boutique. 2. Armoire vitrée, d’une table vitrée, dans laquelle on expose des objets précieux ou fragiles. 3. Ce qui sert à mettre en valeur quelque-chose, le représenter sous son meilleur jour, en faire la publicité. 4. Visage.
noun: 1. Mollusque gastéropode, du genre Vitrina, sorte d’escargot des zones montagneuses et fraiches d’Europe, à la coquille très fine, translucide.
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 vitrine
- vitrines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vitrine?
- /vi.tʁin/
- \vi.tʁin\
- [vit.ʁin]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vitrine
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vitrine in French?
vitrine appears 6.0 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).