squelette

/skə.lɛt/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

skeleton
- Le squelette humain a deux cent six os.
  
  The human skeleton has two hundred six bones.

Similar in other languages

German

Skelett is the German word for the same thing — both mean "skeleton."

Spanish

esqueleto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "skeleton."

Spanish

osamenta is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "skeleton."

Portuguese

esqueleto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "skeleton."

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Last updated 2026-09-27