w.-c.

\ve.se\

/\ve.se\/ noun

The verdict

“w.-c.” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toilettes; petit espace clos utilisé pour se soulager de toutes les déjections corporelles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-w-c · w.-c. · French

w.-c. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for w.-c.
PropertyValue
Headwordw.-c.
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ve.se\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « w.-c. » en français

w.-c.n'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

w.-c. is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ve.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toilettes; petit espace clos utilisé pour se soulager de toutes les déjections corporelles.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for w.-c. in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is w.-c., spelled W-.---C-..

Definition

  1. 1
    Toilettes; petit espace clos utilisé pour se soulager de toutes les déjections corporelles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how w.-c. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […] curieux paradoxe, des gens qui confient leurs enfants à des bonnes noires, et la confection de leurs aliments à des cuisiniers de couleur, se refusent encore à partager avec eux les salles d’attente de leurs gares, leurs écoles et leurs w.-c..
  2. J’ignore si l’on trouve des w.-c. collectifs dans des monuments historiques autres que le palais des chanoinesses de Hemiremont. Mais, dans les habitations privées, ils n’étaient pas rares, au moins dans le centre de la France.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "w.-c."?
"w.-c." is spelled W-.---C-.. The IPA pronunciation is \ve.se\.
What does "w.-c." mean?
As a noun, "w.-c." means: Toilettes; petit espace clos utilisé pour se soulager de toutes les déjections corporelles.
How do you pronounce "w.-c."?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "w.-c." is \ve.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "w.-c." come from?
"w.-c." is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list