cœur
French, noun/kœʁ/
cœur is spelled C-Œ-U-R (4 letters) and appears 148 times per million words in written French, the 553rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cœur is a French masculine noun meaning “heart (organ)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Organe musculaire, creux et pulsatile assurant la circulation sanguine dans le corps humain ou animal”.
What does cœur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineheart (organ)
- 2
masculineheart (shape)
- 3
masculineheart (love)
- 4
masculinehearts (the suit)
- 5
masculinethe core of a nuclear reactor
- 6
masculinefrog (part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Organe musculaire, creux et pulsatile assurant la circulation sanguine dans le corps humain ou animal. 2. Organe considéré comme susceptible de mouvements causés par les passions. 3. Être aimant et aimé. 4. Partie de la poitrine où les battements du cœur se font sentir.
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 cœur
- cœurs plural
- coeur alternative
- tchœur alternative Louisiana
- tchoeur alternative Louisiana
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cœur?
- /kœʁ/
- Canada /kœʁ/
- Canada [kaœ̯ʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cœur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cœur in French?
cœur appears 148 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).