algue
French, noun/alɡ/
algue is spelled A-L-G-U-E (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 31,386th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Algue is a French feminine noun meaning “alga (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Végétal aquatique poussant sous l’eau (par opposition aux nénufars) pouvant appartenir à des groupes…”.
What does algue mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealga (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Végétal aquatique poussant sous l’eau (par opposition aux nénufars) pouvant appartenir à des groupes phylogénétiques très différents (polyphylétique) et capables de photosynthèse, donc autotrophes.
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 algue
- algues plural
- alge obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce algue?
- /alɡ/
- \alɡ\
- \alg\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to algue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is algue in French?
algue appears 1.0 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).