cabale
French, noun/ka.bal/
cabale is spelled C-A-B-A-L-E (6 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,509th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cabale is a French feminine noun meaning “cabal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tradition parmi les juifs substituant un sens mystique et allégorique au sens propre de l’Ancien Testament”.
What does cabale mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecabal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tradition parmi les juifs substituant un sens mystique et allégorique au sens propre de l’Ancien Testament. 2. Science prétendant entrer en relation avec les êtres élémentaires tels que gnomes, sylphes, etc. 3. Complot pour nuire à autrui. 4. Groupe de personnes animant un complot.
adjective: 1. Obtenu par la cabale.
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 cabale
- cabales plural
- kabbale
- cabbale
- cabalés plural masculine
- cabalée singular feminine
- cabalées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cabale?
- /ka.bal/
- \ka.bal\
- \ka.ba.le\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cabale
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cabale in French?
cabale appears 1.0 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).