berline
French, noun/bɛʁ.lin/
berline is spelled B-E-R-L-I-N-E (7 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written French, the 16,088th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Berline is a French feminine noun meaning “berlin (four-wheeled carriage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de grande voiture hippomobile fermée, suspendue, à deux fonds et à quatre roues, dont on se servait…”.
What does berline mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineberlin (four-wheeled carriage)
- 2
femininea sedan or saloon car
- 3
femininea minecart, tub
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de grande voiture hippomobile fermée, suspendue, à deux fonds et à quatre roues, dont on se servait surtout pour le voyage. 2. Automobile fermée par un toit rigide et fixe, avec un pare-brise fixe, deux ou quatre portes latérales. 3. Wagonnet sur rails utilisé pour le transport du minerai du fond de la mine jusqu’au puits d’extraction.
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 berline
- berlines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce berline?
- /bɛʁ.lin/
- \bɛʁ.lin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to berline
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is berline in French?
berline appears 3.0 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).