combat
French, noun/kɔ̃.ba/
combat is spelled C-O-M-B-A-T (6 letters) and appears 78 times per million words in written French, the 1,092nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Combat is a French masculine noun meaning “combat (hostile interaction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of combattre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action par laquelle on attaque et l’on se défend”.
What does combat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecombat (hostile interaction)
- 2
masculinecombat (contest; competition)
- 3
masculinebattle; military combat
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative of combattre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action par laquelle on attaque et l’on se défend. 2. Action des animaux que l’on fait battre les uns contre les autres. 3. Guerre. 4. Jeux publics des Anciens, où l’on disputait de force et d’adresse dans les différents exercices du corps.
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 combat
- combats plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce combat?
- /kɔ̃.ba/
- \kɔ̃.ba\
- [kɔ̃.ba]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to combat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is combat in French?
combat appears 78 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).