authentique
French, adjective
authentique is spelled A-U-T-H-E-N-T-I-Q-U-E (11 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written French, the 7,048th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Authentique is a French adjective meaning “authentic, real, genuine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of authentiquer. With an accent, authentiqué is a different word: “past participle of authentiquer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Acte social certifié par des officiers publics et dans les formes requises”.
What does authentique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
authentic, real, genuine
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of authentiquer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Acte social certifié par des officiers publics et dans les formes requises. 2. Dont la vérité ou l’autorité ne peut être contestée. 3. Dont la réalité ne peut être niée. 4. Qui est solennel.
noun: 1. Original d'un document.
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 authentique
- authentiques plural
- authentiquée feminine
- authentiqués masculine plural
- authentiquées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to authentique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is authentique in French?
authentique appears 9.3 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).