alliance
French, noun/a.ljɑ̃s/
alliance is spelled A-L-L-I-A-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written French, the 2,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alliance is a French feminine noun meaning “alliance, union” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Union entre personnes, y compris des organisations, qui est le résultat d’une entente ou d’un pacte”.
What does alliance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealliance, union
- 2
femininewedding ring
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Union entre personnes, y compris des organisations, qui est le résultat d’une entente ou d’un pacte. 2. En particulier, Union entre parti politiques qui est le résultat d’une entente ou d’un pacte. 3. Union entre Dieu et les hommes. 4. Union ou confédération qui se fait entre deux ou plusieurs États pour leurs intérêts communs.
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 alliance
- alliances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alliance?
- /a.ljɑ̃s/
- \a.ljɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alliance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alliance in French?
alliance appears 37 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).