donc
French, adverb/dɔ̃k/
donc is spelled D-O-N-C (4 letters) and appears 832 times per million words in written French, the 114th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Donc is a French adverb meaning “therefore, consequently; thus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marque la conclusion d’un raisonnement”.
What does donc mean in English?
adverb
- 1
therefore, consequently; thus
Le coefficient utilisé lors de ce tirage est donc le plus élevé du tour préliminaire.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Marque la conclusion d’un raisonnement. 2. Marque l’induction, exprime qu’une chose est ou doit être la conséquence, le résultat d’une autre, qu’elle a lieu en conséquence d’une autre. 3. Marque d’étonnement, de surprise. 4. Rend plus pressante une demande, une injonction.
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.
How do you pronounce donc?
- /dɔ̃k/
- /dɔ̃/
- \dɔ̃k\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to donc
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is donc in French?
donc appears 832 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).