ample
French, adjective/ɑ̃pl/
ample is spelled A-M-P-L-E (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,650th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ample is a French adjective meaning “plentiful, abundant, copious, profuse, ample” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui dépasse en largeur et en longueur la mesure ordinaire”.
What does ample mean in English?
adjective
- 1
plentiful, abundant, copious, profuse, ample
- 2
loose, baggy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui dépasse en largeur et en longueur la mesure ordinaire. 2. Qui est abondant, considérable.
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 ample
- amples plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ample?
- /ɑ̃pl/
- \ɑ̃pl\
- [ɑ̃pl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ample
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ample in French?
ample appears 2.6 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).