cinéma
French, noun/si.ne.ma/
cinéma is spelled C-I-N-É-M-A (6 letters) and appears 76 times per million words in written French, the 1,112th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cinéma is a French masculine noun meaning “cinema, filmmaking (the art of making films and movies)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Art de réaliser un film ainsi que l’ensemble des techniques employées”.
What does cinéma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecinema, filmmaking (the art of making films and movies)
salle de cinéma
- 2
masculinecinema (the film and movie industry)
- 3
masculinecinema (films or movies as a group)
- 4
masculinecinema (movie theatre)
Je suis allé au cinéma samedi dernier.
- 5
derogatoryinformalmasculineplayacting, drama, fuss
Arrête ton cinéma !
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art de réaliser un film ainsi que l’ensemble des techniques employées. 2. Caméra pour filmer des événements remarquables, en vue d’une diffusion par films. 3. Lieu où l’on projette des films. 4. Appareil de prise de vue photographique.
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 cinéma
- cinémas plural
- 6néma slang
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cinéma?
- /si.ne.ma/
- \si.ne.ma\
- [lø si.ne.ma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cinéma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cinéma in French?
cinéma appears 76 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).