crush
French, noun/kʁœʃ/
crush is spelled C-R-U-S-H (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,143rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crush is a French masculine noun meaning “infatuation with somebody one is not dating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Attirance ; désir ; pulsion”.
What does crush mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslanginfatuation with somebody one is not dating
avoir un crush sur quelqu'un
- 2
masculineslanghuman object of an infatuation
Mon crush s'habille bien.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Attirance ; désir ; pulsion. 2. Personne que l’on désire, personne par laquelle on est attiré. 3. Message ou signe de séduction ou avances amoureuses en format numérique.
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 crush
- crushs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crush?
- /kʁœʃ/
- \kʁœʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is crush in French?
crush appears 1.5 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).