discret
French, adjective/dis.kʁɛ/
discret is spelled D-I-S-C-R-E-T (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,966th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Discret is a French adjective meaning “discreet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne se fait pas remarquer, par exemple qui est réservé, retenu dans ses paroles et dans ses actions”.
What does discret mean in English?
adjective
- 1
discreet
- 2
discrete
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne se fait pas remarquer, par exemple qui est réservé, retenu dans ses paroles et dans ses actions. 2. Qui sait garder un secret. 3. Distinct, séparé, discontinu. 4. Se dit d’un espace topologique dont tous les points sont isolés. Qualifie également la topologie d’un tel espace.
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 discret
- discrète feminine
- discrets masculine plural
- discrètes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce discret?
- /dis.kʁɛ/
- \dis.kʁɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to discret
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is discret in French?
discret appears 12 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).