charge
French, noun
charge is spelled C-H-A-R-G-E (6 letters) and appears 105 times per million words in written French, the 787th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Charge is a French feminine noun meaning “load, burden” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of charger. With an accent, chargé is a different word: “boss; chief (normally only used in expressions)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui pèse”.
What does charge mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineload, burden
charge pesante
- 2
femininecargo, freight
La charge de ce bateau est de cinquante tonneaux.
- 3
feminineresponsibility, charge
J'ai la charge de vous dire que...
- 4
femininecharge
Ce fait constitue une charge très grave contre le prévenu.
- 5
femininecharge
une charge massive contre les positions allemandes
- 6
femininecaricature, comic exaggeration
- 7
femininecharge
- 8
femininecharge
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
adjective
- 1
busy
noun
- 1
masculineboss; chief (normally only used in expressions)
verb
- 1
past participle of charger
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui pèse. 2. Fardeau, faix, ce que porte une personne, un animal, un bâtiment, etc. 3. Poids, mesure ou quantité déterminée de certaines choses. 4. Dépense, frais.
adjective: 1. Qui supporte une charge. 2. Qui porte une charge électrique. 3. Rempli, couvert. 4. Qualifie une pièce sur laquelle il y en a d’autres.
noun: 1. Celui qui est responsable d’une charge. Ne s’utilise guère que dans les expressions :
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 charge
- charges plural
- chargée feminine
- chargés masculine plural
- chargées feminine plural
- chargæ
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to charge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is charge in French?
charge appears 105 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).