classes
French, noun
classes is spelled C-L-A-S-S-E-S (7 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written French, the 2,034th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Classes is a French feminine noun meaning “plural of classe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, classés is a different word: “masculine plural of classé”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Les études au collège”.
What does classes mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplural of classe
verb
- 1
second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of classer
verb
- 1
masculinemasculine plural of classé
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Les études au collège. 2. Formation initiale des appelés du contingent.
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 classes
- classe singular
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is classes in French?
classes appears 41 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).