zébrette
\ze.bʁɛt\
The verdict
“zébrette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeune zèbre femelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zebrette · zébrette · French
zébrette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zébrette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ze.bʁɛt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zébrette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zébrette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ze.bʁɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zébrette, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is zébrette, spelled Z-É-B-R-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Jeune zèbre femelle.
- 2Fillette.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zébrette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Parmi ces équidés, on trouvait une grande diversité : du Percheron américain à la zébrette récemment recueillie par les propriétaires du ranch. Ladite zébrette n'avait jusque-là pas approché un seul participant à moins de deux mètres.
Aujourd’hui, c’est la seconde fois de la semaine qu’en allant chercher la zébrette à l’école la directrice m’interpelle en me disant que vraiment aujourd’hui, PZ3 a fait un dessin magnifique.
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.