congruence
French, noun/kɔ̃.ɡʁy.ɑ̃s/
congruence is spelled C-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 80,980th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Congruence is a French feminine noun meaning “congruence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualité de ce qui est adéquat et coïncide avec autre chose”.
What does congruence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecongruence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Qualité de ce qui est adéquat et coïncide avec autre chose. 2. Relation entre deux nombres entiers tels que leur différence est le multiple d'un troisième nombre. 3. Relation entre deux éléments x et y d’un anneau ou d’un groupe tels que x-y appartienne, respectivement, à un idéal ou un sous-groupe. 4. Relation entre figures planes semblables (homothétiques).
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 congruence
- congruences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce congruence?
- /kɔ̃.ɡʁy.ɑ̃s/
- \kɔ̃.ɡʁy.ɑ̃s\
- \kɔ̃.ɡʁy.ɑ̃ːs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to congruence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is congruence in French?
congruence appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).