chronique
French, noun
chronique is spelled C-H-R-O-N-I-Q-U-E (9 letters) and appears 24 times per million words in written French, the 3,248th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chronique is a French feminine noun meaning “chronicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, chroniqué is a different word: “past participle of chroniquer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne atteinte d’une maladie chronique”.
What does chronique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
chronic (that which continues over an extended period of time)
Elle souffre d'une maladie chronique
noun
- 1
femininechronicle
- 2
femininenewspaper column
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea patient who has a chronic condition
verb
- 1
past participle of chroniquer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui dure longtemps. 2. Qualifie une maladie dont les symptômes ne se développent qu’avec lenteur ; qualifie une maladie permanente. 3. Qualifie une thérapie sur le long terme.
noun: 1. Personne atteinte d’une maladie chronique.
noun: 1. Histoire rédigée suivant l’ordre des temps. 2. Rubrique du journal où l’on passe en revue les nouvelles du temps présent. 3. Nouvelles fausses ou vraies répandues sur les personnes de tel ou tel lieu.
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 chronique
- chroniques plural
- chroniquée feminine
- chroniqués masculine plural
- chroniquées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to chronique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chronique in French?
chronique appears 24 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).