croix
French, noun/kʁwa/
croix is spelled C-R-O-I-X (5 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written French, the 1,907th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Croix is a French feminine noun meaning “cross (shape)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Intersection formée par deux éléments qui se croisent”.
What does croix mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecross (shape)
- 2
femininea representation of a cross; the cross as a heraldic symbol
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Intersection formée par deux éléments qui se croisent. 2. Marque formée de deux traits perpendiculaires. 3. Sorte de gibet où on attachait certains criminels. 4. Supplice de Jésus-Christ, cloué sur une croix.
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 croix
- berrichon dialectal
- normand dialectal
- picard dialectal
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce croix?
- /kʁwa/
- \kʁwa\
- [kʁwa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to croix
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is croix in French?
croix 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).