épreuve
French, noun/e.pʁœv/
épreuve is spelled É-P-R-E-U-V-E (7 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written French, the 2,120th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épreuve is a French feminine noun meaning “test” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’éprouver quelque chose ou quelqu'un, essai, expérience, test qu’on fait de quelque chose à surmonter”.
What does épreuve mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetest
- 2
feminineordeal, trial
- 3
feminineevent, heat
- 4
feminineproof
- 5
feminineprint
- 6
femininerushes
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’éprouver quelque chose ou quelqu'un, essai, expérience, test qu’on fait de quelque chose à surmonter. 2. Partie d'examen ou de concours ; compétition sportive. 3. Malheur, obstacle de la vie, danger, etc. 4. Feuille d’impression sur laquelle on indique les corrections, les changements que devra faire l’imprimeur.
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 épreuve
- épreuves plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épreuve?
- /e.pʁœv/
- \e.pʁœv\
- [e.pʁœv]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épreuve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épreuve in French?
épreuve appears 39 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).