AM
French, adverb\am\
AM is spelled A-M (2 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). AM is a French adverb meaning “abbreviation of ante meridiem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does AM mean in English?
adverb
- 1
abbreviation of ante meridiem
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Amiral.
noun: 1. Américain, habitant des États-Unis d’Amérique.
noun: 1. Amiral.
noun: 1. Neuvième lettre de l’alphabet santâlî : ᱢ.
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 AM
- A.M. alternative
- A. M. alternative
- Ams plural masculine feminine
- âms plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce AM?
- \am\
- \ɑm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is AM in French?
AM 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).