calcul
French, noun/kal.kyl/
calcul is spelled C-A-L-C-U-L (6 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written French, the 2,670th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calcul is a French masculine noun meaning “calculus, stone (stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Opération, ensemble d'opérations que l’on effectue sur des nombres ou des grandeurs mathématiques”.
What does calcul mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecalculus, stone (stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ)
calcul biliaire
- 2
masculinecalculation, computation, reckoning
- 3
masculinecalculus
calcul différentiel
- 4
masculinecomputing
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Opération, ensemble d'opérations que l’on effectue sur des nombres ou des grandeurs mathématiques. 2. Estimation. 3. Arithmétique. 4. Moyens que l’on combine, mesures que l’on prépare pour le succès de quelque affaire.
noun: 1. Système formel fondé sur le concept d'application qui forme un cadre pour manipuler des expressions appelées λ-expressions.
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 calcul
- calculs plural
- λ-calculs plural
- lambda-calcul
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calcul?
- /kal.kyl/
- \kal.kyl\
- \kɛl.kyl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calcul
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calcul in French?
calcul appears 30 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).