compiler
French, verb/kɔ̃.pi.le/
compiler is spelled C-O-M-P-I-L-E-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,423rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compiler is a French verb meaning “To compile, gather documents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Réunir des documents sur un même sujet à partir de diverses sources”.
What does compiler mean in English?
verb
- 1
To compile, gather documents.
Peux-tu compiler ces documents pour moi ?
- 2
to compile
Je n'arrive pas à compiler ce programme…
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Réunir des documents sur un même sujet à partir de diverses sources. 2. Transformer le code source d'un programme en code binaire, à l'aide d'un compilateur. 3. Réfléchir à quelque chose.
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 compiler
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- compilant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- compilé participle past
- compile first-person indicative present
- compiles indicative present second-person
- compilons first-person indicative plural
- compilez indicative plural present
- compilent indicative plural present
- compilais first-person imperfect indicative
- compilait imperfect indicative singular
- compilions first-person imperfect indicative
- compiliez imperfect indicative plural
- compilaient imperfect indicative plural
- compilai first-person historic indicative
- compilas historic indicative past
- compila historic indicative past
- compilâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compiler?
- /kɔ̃.pi.le/
- \kɔ̃.pi.le\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compiler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compiler in French?
compiler appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).