estime
French, noun
estime is spelled E-S-T-I-M-E (6 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written French, the 1,953rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estime is a French feminine noun meaning “esteem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of estimer. With an accent, estimé is a different word: “past participle of estimer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Opinion favorable que l’on a de quelqu’un, fondée sur la connaissance de son mérite, de ses bonnes qualités…”.
What does estime mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineesteem
estime de soi
- 2
feminineestimation
à l'estime
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of estimer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Opinion favorable que l’on a de quelqu’un, fondée sur la connaissance de son mérite, de ses bonnes qualités, de ses vertus. 2. Cas que l’on fait de certaines choses. 3. Calcul approximatif que le pilote fait tous les jours de la distance parcourue par le navire, afin de juger à peu près du lieu où l’on est et du chemin qu’on a fait.
adjective: 1. Que l’on apprécie habituellement.
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 estime
- estimes plural
- estimée feminine
- estimés masculine plural
- estimées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to estime
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estime in French?
estime appears 43 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).