cerf
French, noun/sɛʁ/
cerf is spelled C-E-R-F (4 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written French, the 9,803rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cerf is a French masculine noun meaning “a stag, a hart” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cervidé qui porte sur la tête des cornes ramifiées appelées « bois »”.
What does cerf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea stag, a hart
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cervidé qui porte sur la tête des cornes ramifiées appelées « bois ». 2. Cerf élaphe. 3. Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est généralement représenté passant, vilené avec une ramure.
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 cerf
- cerfs plural
- biche feminine
- faon
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cerf?
- /sɛʁ/
- /sɛʁf/
- \sɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cerf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cerf in French?
cerf appears 6.0 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).