ensemble
French, noun/ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl/
ensemble is spelled E-N-S-E-M-B-L-E (8 letters) and appears 288 times per million words in written French, the 290th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ensemble is a French masculine noun meaning “set, grouping, aggregate, collection, body (a coming together of elements forming a whole, a unified or interrelated group)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Réunion d’éléments qui forment un tout, une totalité”.
What does ensemble mean in English?
adverb
- 1
together
avoir élevé les cochons ensemble, avoir gardé les cochons ensemble
noun
- 1
masculineset, grouping, aggregate, collection, body (a coming together of elements forming a whole, a unified or interrelated group)
dans l'ensemble
- 2
masculineoutfit (a set of articles of clothing)
- 3
masculineset
la théorie des ensembles
- 4
masculineensemble
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. L’un avec l’autre : les uns avec les autres ; conjointement. 2. En couple amoureux. 3. En même temps, concomitamment, simultanément.
noun: 1. Réunion d’éléments qui forment un tout, une totalité. 2. Unité résultant du concours harmonieux des diverses parties d’un tout ; accord. 3. Collection d’éléments harmonisés, assortis. 4. Costume féminin composé de deux ou trois pièces, équivalent du complet masculin.
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 ensemble
- ensembles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ensemble?
- /ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl/
- [ɔ̃sɔ̃m]
- \ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ensemble
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ensemble in French?
ensemble appears 288 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).