baron
French, noun/ba.ʁɔ̃/
baron is spelled B-A-R-O-N (5 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baron is a French masculine noun meaning “baron, lord, noble landowner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand seigneur du royaume”.
What does baron mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebaron, lord, noble landowner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand seigneur du royaume. 2. Noble possédant une terre avec titre de baronnie. 3. Homme puissant dans son domaine. 4. Mari.
noun: 1. Grosse pièce de viande. 2. Chope de bière d’un litre (ou d’un demi-litre selon les régions).
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 baron
- barons plural
- baronne feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baron?
- /ba.ʁɔ̃/
- \ba.ʁɔ̃\
- \bɑ.ʁɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to baron
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baron in French?
baron appears 15 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).