congru
French, adjective/kɔ̃.ɡʁy/
congru is spelled C-O-N-G-R-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written French, the 194,108th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Congru is a French adjective meaning “congruous, congruent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui convient, qui s’adapte exactement à ce qu’on veut exprimer”.
What does congru mean in English?
adjective
- 1
congruous, congruent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui convient, qui s’adapte exactement à ce qu’on veut exprimer. 2. Qui a un rapport de congruence : dont la différence avec un autre nombre est divisible par un troisième. 3. Se dit de côtés ou d’angles qui ont la même mesure, ou de figures identiques (même forme, même taille, mais dont la position n'est pas forcément la même). 4. Qualifie une grâce proportionnée à l'acte de vertu à accomplir.
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 congru
- congrue feminine
- congrus masculine plural
- congrues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce congru?
- /kɔ̃.ɡʁy/
- \kɔ̃.ɡʁy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to congru
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is congru in French?
congru appears about once in every 37 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).