célèbre
French, adjective
célèbre is spelled C-É-L-È-B-R-E (7 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written French, the 1,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Célèbre is a French adjective meaning “famous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of célébrer. With an accent, célébré is a different word: “past participle of célébrer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est très connu par une population et ses médias”.
What does célèbre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
famous
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of célébrer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est très connu par une population et ses médias. 2. Qui est fameux ou renommé.
noun: 1. Personne connue, illustre.
adjective: 1. Ancienne orthographe de célèbre.
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 célèbre
- célèbres plural
- célébrée feminine
- célébrés masculine plural
- célébrées feminine plural
- celebre obsolete
- celebres plural masculine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to célèbre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is célèbre in French?
célèbre appears 55 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).