décalque
French, noun
décalque is spelled D-É-C-A-L-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 96,749th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Décalque is a French masculine noun meaning “decal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of décalquer. With an accent, décalqué is a different word: “past participle of décalquer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de décalquer”.
What does décalque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedecal
- 2
masculinedecalcomania
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of décalquer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de décalquer. 2. Résultat de cette action. 3. Synonyme de décalcomanie.
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 décalque
- décalques plural
- décalquée feminine
- décalqués masculine plural
- décalquées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to décalque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is décalque in French?
décalque appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).