compter
French, verb/kɔ̃.te/
compter is spelled C-O-M-P-T-E-R (7 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written French, the 1,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compter is a French verb meaning “to count” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Déterminer (une quantité, un nombre), plus particulièrement par un dénombrement, sinon par un calcul”.
What does compter mean in English?
verb
- 1
to count
- 2
to reckon, allow
Pour se rendre jusque là, il faut compter deux bonnes heures.
- 3
to include; to comprise, to consist of
Je ne l'ai pas comptée dans le calcul.
- 4
to comprise, to consist of
Une semaine compte 7 [sept] jours divisés en 24 [vingt-quatre] heures.
- 5
to matter
La seule chose qui compte pour Jim, c'est d'être riche.
- 6
to intend, plan
Tu comptes partir à quelle heure ?
- 7
to count on
Je compte sur toi !
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Déterminer (une quantité, un nombre), plus particulièrement par un dénombrement, sinon par un calcul. 2. Calculer. 3. Énoncer successivement les nombres entiers naturels. 4. Lésiner.
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 compter
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- comptant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- compté participle past
- compte first-person indicative present
- comptes indicative present second-person
- comptons first-person indicative plural
- comptez indicative plural present
- comptent indicative plural present
- comptais first-person imperfect indicative
- comptait imperfect indicative singular
- comptions first-person imperfect indicative
- comptiez imperfect indicative plural
- comptaient imperfect indicative plural
- comptai first-person historic indicative
- comptas historic indicative past
- compta historic indicative past
- comptâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compter?
- /kɔ̃.te/
- \kɔ̃.te\
- [kɔ̃.te]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compter in French?
compter appears 63 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).