adonc
French, adverb/a.dɔ̃k/
adonc is spelled A-D-O-N-C (5 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written French, the 242,150th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Adonc is a French adverb meaning “so; thus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Alors”.
What does adonc mean in English?
adverb
- 1
so; thus
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Alors.
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 adonc
- adoncque
- adoncques
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce adonc?
- /a.dɔ̃k/
- \a.dɔ̃k\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is adonc in French?
adonc appears about once in every 59 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).