entrepreneur
French, noun/ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁə.nœʁ/
entrepreneur is spelled E-N-T-R-E-P-R-E-N-E-U-R (12 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written French, the 5,230th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entrepreneur is a French masculine noun meaning “entrepreneur (person who organizes and operates a business venture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui dirige une entreprise”.
What does entrepreneur mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineentrepreneur (person who organizes and operates a business venture)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui dirige une entreprise. 2. (Travaux contractuels) Celui qui fait métier d’entreprendre sur contrat certains travaux, notamment de construction, ou de fournir des marchandises, des services.
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 entrepreneur
- entrepreneurs plural
- entrepreneuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entrepreneur?
- /ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁə.nœʁ/
- \ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁə.nœʁ\
- [ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁə.nœʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to entrepreneur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entrepreneur in French?
entrepreneur appears 14 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).