bowling
French, noun/bu.liŋ/
bowling is spelled B-O-W-L-I-N-G (7 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written French, the 18,149th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bowling is a French masculine noun meaning “bowling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Jeu qui consiste à renverser dix quilles à l’aide d’une boule”.
What does bowling mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebowling
Elle adore jouer au bowling.
- 2
masculinebowling alley
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jeu qui consiste à renverser dix quilles à l’aide d’une boule. 2. Salle où l’on pratique ce jeu.
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 bowling
- bowlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bowling?
- /bu.liŋ/
- /bo.liŋ/
- \bu.liŋ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bowling
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bowling in French?
bowling appears 2.5 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).