égérie
French, noun/e.ʒe.ʁi/
égérie is spelled É-G-É-R-I-E (6 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,143rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Égérie is a French feminine noun meaning “muse (woman who is a source of inspiration)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme qui est l’inspiratrice d’un homme, d’un écrivain, d’un artiste”.
What does égérie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemuse (woman who is a source of inspiration)
- 2
femininea person, usually a woman, who is the public face or representative of some campaign or movement
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme qui est l’inspiratrice d’un homme, d’un écrivain, d’un artiste. 2. Personne ou animal représentant une marque, une société ou un produit en lui associant son image. 3. Meneur ou personne représentative d’un mouvement, d’un groupe.
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 égérie
- égéries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce égérie?
- /e.ʒe.ʁi/
- \e.ʒe.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to égérie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is égérie in French?
égérie 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).