consigne
French, noun
consigne is spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-N-E (8 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written French, the 12,541st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Consigne is a French feminine noun meaning “orders, instructions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, consigné is a different word: “confined”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ordre, instruction que l’on donne à une sentinelle, à un soldat”.
What does consigne mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineorders, instructions
- 2
femininebottle deposit
- 3
femininebaggage locker, luggage locker (in an airport, railway station, etc.)
Il n'y a pas de consignes à bagages dans cet aéroport.
adjective
- 1
confined
- 2
consigned
verb
- 1
past participle of consigner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ordre, instruction que l’on donne à une sentinelle, à un soldat. 2. Ordre, instruction que l’on donne à quelqu'un. 3. Privation de sortie donnée à des soldats ou à des écoliers. 4. Dépôt pour bagages, dans les gares, les aéroports, etc.
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 consigne
- consignée feminine
- consignés masculine plural
- consignées feminine plural
- consignes plural
- valeur de consigne
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to consigne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is consigne in French?
consigne appears 4.3 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).