compost
French, noun/kɔ̃.pɔst/
compost is spelled C-O-M-P-O-S-T (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,592nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compost is a French masculine noun meaning “compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mélange de matières organiques que l’on rassemble en silo, en tas ou dans un fût à composter afin qu'elles…”.
What does compost mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecompost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mélange de matières organiques que l’on rassemble en silo, en tas ou dans un fût à composter afin qu'elles subissent une décomposition aérobique pour former un humus stable de bonne qualité qui servira ensuite comme amendement ou couverture de sol. 2. Entassement hétéroclite et pourrissant.
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 compost
- composts plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compost?
- /kɔ̃.pɔst/
- \kɔ̃.pɔst\
- \kõ.pɔst\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compost
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compost in French?
compost appears 1.4 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).