campagne
French, noun/kɑ̃.paɲ/
campagne is spelled C-A-M-P-A-G-N-E (8 letters) and appears 123 times per million words in written French, the 668th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Campagne is a French feminine noun meaning “country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plaine, pays plat et découvert, considérée surtout par rapport à sa culture, à ses productions”.
What does campagne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecountry (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside
Near-synonym: paysage
noun
- 1
femininecampaign
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plaine, pays plat et découvert, considérée surtout par rapport à sa culture, à ses productions. 2. Région de production agricole, quel que soit son relief. 3. Zone rurale, par opposition à la ville. 4. Terrain, plus ou moins ouvert, où guerroyer, par opposition aux lieux fortifiés.
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 campagne
- campagnes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce campagne?
- /kɑ̃.paɲ/
- \kɑ̃.paɲ\
- [yn.kɑ̃.paɲ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to campagne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is campagne in French?
campagne appears 123 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).