2
French, preposition/dø/
2 is spelled (0 letters) and appears 933 times per million words in written French, the 101st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). 2 is a French preposition meaning “alternative form of de” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Abréviation de de”.
What does 2 mean in English?
preposition
- 1
alternative form of de
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
symbol: 1. Utilisé pour représenter les sons \də\, \dœ\ et \dø\.
preposition: 1. Abréviation de de.
article: 1. Abréviation de de.
article: 1. Abréviation de de.
noun: 1. Échelle correspondant au rapport 1:28,25 dans les pays anglophones et 1:22,5 ailleurs.
adverb: 1. Secundo.
symbol: 1. Symbole utilisé pour représenter la carte 2 de pique.
symbol: 1. Symbole utilisé pour représenter la carte 2 de carreau.
symbol: 1. Symbole utilisé pour représenter la carte 2 de cœur.
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 2
- II
- 2ᵒ
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce 2?
- /dø/
- \də\
- \dœ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is 2 in French?
2 appears 933 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).