escadre
French, noun/ɛs.kadʁ/
escadre is spelled E-S-C-A-D-R-E (7 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,241st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escadre is a French feminine noun meaning “squadron; wing (air force)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Groupe de vaisseaux de guerre sous un même chef”.
What does escadre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesquadron; wing (air force)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Groupe de vaisseaux de guerre sous un même chef. 2. Groupe important d’unités aériennes, équivalant au régiment des forces terrestres.
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 escadre
- escadres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce escadre?
- /ɛs.kadʁ/
- /ɛs.kɑdʁ/
- \ɛs.kadʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to escadre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is escadre in French?
escadre appears 2.2 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).