camarade
French, noun/ka.ma.ʁad/
camarade is spelled C-A-M-A-R-A-D-E (8 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written French, the 7,421st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Camarade is a French feminine noun meaning “buddy, mate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui ou celle qui, en partageant les occupations, la vie d’une ou de plusieurs personnes, contracte avec…”.
What does camarade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinebuddy, mate
On est camarades depuis le lycée.
- 2
femininemasculinecomrade (companion or fellow socialist or communist)
Il y a encore des têtes à couper Il y a encore des rois à dézinguer Allons camarades pas question de se rendre Il y a encore des forteresses à prendre. (Nono Futur, Goulag 666)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui ou celle qui, en partageant les occupations, la vie d’une ou de plusieurs personnes, contracte avec elles une sorte d’amitié et une communauté d’intérêts. 2. Appellation que se donnent entre eux les partisans de certaines organisations de gauche.
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 camarade
- camarades plural
- cama
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce camarade?
- /ka.ma.ʁad/
- \ka.ma.ʁad\
- [ka.ma.ʁad]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to camarade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is camarade in French?
camarade appears 8.7 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).