volet
French, noun/vɔ.lɛ/
volet is spelled V-O-L-E-T (5 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,181st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volet is a French masculine noun meaning “shutter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tablette utilisée pour trier les petits objets, comme les grains, les cailloux, etc”.
What does volet mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshutter
- 2
masculineflap
- 3
masculinevolet, wing (of a triptych)
- 4
masculinesection, part (of a trilogy, plan, etc.)
- 5
masculinerarenenuphar
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tablette utilisée pour trier les petits objets, comme les grains, les cailloux, etc. 2. Petit réduit servant à faire nicher des pigeons. 3. Panneau, en bois ou en métal, ou battant qui protège une fenêtre, le plus souvent à l’extérieur. 4. Vantail, aile ou partie d’un objet qui se replie.
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 volet
- volets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volet?
- /vɔ.lɛ/
- \vɔ.lɛ\
- [vɔ.lɛ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to volet
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is volet in French?
volet appears 11 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).