building
French, noun/bil.diŋ/
building is spelled B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,436th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Building is a French masculine noun meaning “tower, skyscraper (tall building)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Très haut immeuble”.
What does building mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetower, skyscraper (tall building)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Très haut immeuble.
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 building
- buildings plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce building?
- France /bil.diŋ/
- Canada /bɪl.dɪŋ/
- \bil.diŋ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is building in French?
building appears 3.5 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).