colloque
French, noun/kɔ.lɔk/
colloque is spelled C-O-L-L-O-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written French, the 7,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colloque is a French masculine noun meaning “conference, colloquium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Conférence entre deux rois ou entre deux chefs d’État, en vue de s’entendre sur des matières politiques…”.
What does colloque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineconference, colloquium
- 2
masculinesecret or mysterious meeting
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conférence entre deux rois ou entre deux chefs d’État, en vue de s’entendre sur des matières politiques, religieuses, etc. 2. Conférence ou communication scientifique présentée dans un cadre académique. 3. Entretien plus ou moins mystérieux entre deux ou plusieurs personnes.
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 colloque
- colloques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colloque?
- /kɔ.lɔk/
- /ko.lɔk/
- \kɔ.lɔk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to colloque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colloque in French?
colloque appears 8.3 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).