certificat
French, noun/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ka/
certificat is spelled C-E-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T (10 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Certificat is a French masculine noun meaning “certificate, certification, credentials” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Écrit faisant foi de quelque chose, qui certifie”.
What does certificat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecertificate, certification, credentials
- 2
masculinediploma
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Écrit faisant foi de quelque chose, qui certifie. 2. Diplôme. 3. Diplôme d’études primaires : le certificat d’études primaires élémentaires. 4. Acte délivré au cours d’études supérieures, attestant de certaines connaissances et aptitudes.
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 certificat
- certificats plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce certificat?
- /sɛʁ.ti.fi.ka/
- \sɛʁ.ti.fi.ka\
- [sɛʁ.t͡si.fi.kɔ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to certificat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is certificat in French?
certificat appears 12 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).