croyance
French, noun/kʁwa.jɑ̃s/
croyance is spelled C-R-O-Y-A-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written French, the 7,166th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Croyance is a French feminine noun meaning “belief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Connaissance considérée comme irréfutable sans qu’elle soit basée sur des preuves”.
What does croyance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebelief
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Connaissance considérée comme irréfutable sans qu’elle soit basée sur des preuves. 2. Une telle connaissance affirmée dans une religion. 3. Opinion, dans tous domaines, ayant le caractère d’une conviction intime.
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 croyance
- croyances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce croyance?
- /kʁwa.jɑ̃s/
- /kʁwɑ.jɑ̃s/
- \kʁwa.jɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to croyance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is croyance in French?
croyance appears 9.1 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).