container
French, noun/kɔ̃.tɛ.nɛʁ/
container is spelled C-O-N-T-A-I-N-E-R (9 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 30,103rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Container is a French feminine noun meaning “container” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Conteneur”.
What does container mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontainer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Conteneur.
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 container
- containers plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce container?
- /kɔ̃.tɛ.nɛʁ/
- /kɔ̃.te.nɛʁ/
- \kɔ̃.tɛ.nɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to container
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is container in French?
container appears 1.1 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).