concierge
French, noun/kɔ̃.sjɛʁʒ/
concierge is spelled C-O-N-C-I-E-R-G-E (9 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written French, the 16,327th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Concierge is a French feminine noun meaning “house-porter, doorkeeper, caretaker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui, celle qui a la garde d’un immeuble”.
What does concierge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinehouse-porter, doorkeeper, caretaker
- 2
USfemininemasculinejanitor, custodian
- 3
femininemasculineconcierge
- 4
femininemasculinelodge-keeper of a château
- 5
femininemasculinekeeper, jailor (prison)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui, celle qui a la garde d’un immeuble. 2. Commère, bavard. 3. Employé, dans le secteur de l’hôtellerie de luxe (4 ou 5 étoiles et palaces), dont les principales fonctions sont d’accueillir, de renseigner et de conseiller les clients.
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 concierge
- concierges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce concierge?
- /kɔ̃.sjɛʁʒ/
- \kɔ̃.sjɛʁʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to concierge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is concierge in French?
concierge appears 2.9 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).