absurde
French, adjective/ap.syʁd/
absurde is spelled A-B-S-U-R-D-E (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,851st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Absurde is a French adjective meaning “absurd (contrary to reason or propriety)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Insensé ; contraire au bon sens ou au sens commun”.
What does absurde mean in English?
adjective
- 1
absurd (contrary to reason or propriety)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Insensé ; contraire au bon sens ou au sens commun. 2. Qualifie une personne qui parle ou agit de manière absurde.
noun: 1. Chose qui dépasse l’entendement, fausse et inacceptable par la raison.
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 absurde
- absurdes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce absurde?
- /ap.syʁd/
- \ap.syʁd\
- [ap.syʁd]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to absurde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is absurde in French?
absurde appears 12 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).