belle
French, noun/bɛl/
belle is spelled B-E-L-L-E (5 letters) and appears 204 times per million words in written French, the 398th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Belle is a French feminine noun meaning “beautiful woman, belle, beauty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of beau. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme qui a de la beauté, de l’agrément, et, d’une manière générale, une femme”.
What does belle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebeautiful woman, belle, beauty
- 2
femininegirlfriend
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of beau
prefix
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of beau-: step-, in-law (female)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme qui a de la beauté, de l’agrément, et, d’une manière générale, une femme. 2. Partie qui doit décider de l’avantage entre deux joueurs ayant eu jusque-là des chances égales. 3. Embelle. 4. La liberté, pour le prisonnier.
noun: 1. Habitante de Beaux, commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Loire.
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 belle
- belles plural
- Belles plural
- Beau masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce belle?
- /bɛl/
- \bɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to belle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is belle in French?
belle appears 204 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).