copain
French, noun/kɔ.pɛ̃/
copain is spelled C-O-P-A-I-N (6 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written French, the 3,448th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Copain is a French masculine noun meaning “friend, chum, mate (UK), pal, buddy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Camarade, personne que l’on apprécie bien”.
What does copain mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefriend, chum, mate (UK), pal, buddy
- 2
informalmasculineellipsis of petit copain: boyfriend (boy/man to whom one has a romantic attachment)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Camarade, personne que l’on apprécie bien. 2. Amoureux.
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 copain
- copains plural
- copine feminine
- copaine neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce copain?
- /kɔ.pɛ̃/
- \kɔ.pɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to copain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is copain in French?
copain appears 22 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).