berge
French, noun/bɛʁʒ/
berge is spelled B-E-R-G-E (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,653rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Berge is a French feminine noun meaning “bank (of river, canal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Talus naturel, bord élevé d’un cours d’eau, d’un canal”.
What does berge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebank (of river, canal)
- 2
feminineraised pavement, banked edge
noun
- 1
feminineslangyear
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Talus naturel, bord élevé d’un cours d’eau, d’un canal. 2. Route ou chemin aménagé sur un tel talus. 3. Talus bordant une route. 4. Certains rochers élevés à pic sur l'eau.
noun: 1. Année, an.
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 berge
- berges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce berge?
- /bɛʁʒ/
- \bɛʁʒ\
- [bɛʁʒ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to berge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is berge in French?
berge appears 1.3 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).