constance
French, noun/kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s/
constance is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-N-C-E (9 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written French, the 9,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Constance is a French feminine noun meaning “constancy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fermeté de l’âme qui lui permet de résister aux choses capables de l’ébranler, telles que la douleur…”.
What does constance mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconstancy
- 2
feminineresilience; perseverance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fermeté de l’âme qui lui permet de résister aux choses capables de l’ébranler, telles que la douleur, l’adversité, les tourments, etc. 2. Persévérance.
noun: 1. Vin muscat anciennement produit en Afrique du Sud.
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 constance
- constances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce constance?
- /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s/
- \kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to constance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is constance in French?
constance appears 6.6 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).