crime
French, noun/kʁim/
crime is spelled C-R-I-M-E (5 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written French, the 1,907th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crime is a French masculine noun meaning “a category of severe offences within French law, comparable to a felony under United States laws. Crime are tied to the strongest of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Infraction très grave, à la morale ou à la loi”.
What does crime mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea category of severe offences within French law, comparable to a felony under United States laws. Crime are tied to the strongest of penalties, 10 years and more according to law.
Le meurtre, la trahison, ces sont les crimes punissable par la loi d'une peine lourde.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Infraction très grave, à la morale ou à la loi. 2. Infraction que la loi punit d’une peine infamante ou afflictive et infamante, par opposition au délit et à la contravention. 3. Homicide volontaire, meurtre. 4. Action blâmable ou condamnable.
interjection: 1. Atténuation des divers sacres et jurons, plus spécialement crisse, manifestant une certaine émotion.
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 crime
- crimes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crime?
- /kʁim/
- \kʁim\
- [kʁim]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to crime
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crime in French?
crime appears 44 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).