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commercial

French, noun/kɔ.mɛʁ.sjal/

commercial is spelled C-O-M-M-E-R-C-I-A-L (10 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written French, the 2,363rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Commercial is a French masculine noun meaning “a salesman, sales representative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Service chargé de la clientèle”.

What does commercial mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    commercial

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea salesman, sales representative

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui a rapport au commerce, à la vente comme à l’achat.

noun: 1. Service chargé de la clientèle. 2. Celui qui est chargé de la clientèle.

noun: 1. Pause publicitaire.

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 commercial

  • commerciale feminine
  • commerciaux masculine plural
  • commerciales feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce commercial?

  • /kɔ.mɛʁ.sjal/
  • \kɔ.mɛʁ.sjal\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to commercial

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is commercial in French?

commercial appears 35 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).

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