vulve
French, noun/vylv/
vulve is spelled V-U-L-V-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 39,702nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vulve is a French feminine noun meaning “vulva” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des organes génitaux externes des filles et des femmes et de certaines femelles de mammifères…”.
What does vulve mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevulva
Quelques cultures humaines ont longtemps célébré la vulve, allant jusqu'à la vénérer.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble des organes génitaux externes des filles et des femmes et de certaines femelles de mammifères, constitué principalement des grandes lèvres et des petites lèvres enserrant l’entrée du vagin, du clitoris et du méat urinaire.
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 vulve
- vulves plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vulve?
- /vylv/
- \vylv\
- [vylv]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vulve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vulve in French?
vulve appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).