examen
French, noun/ɛɡ.za.mɛ̃/
examen is spelled E-X-A-M-E-N (6 letters) and appears 49 times per million words in written French, the 1,704th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Examen is a French masculine noun meaning “examination, inspection, study, analysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Observation attentive, réfléchie”.
What does examen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineexamination, inspection, study, analysis
examen des pièces à conviction
- 2
masculineexam, test
examen oral
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Observation attentive, réfléchie. 2. Examen de conscience, introspection méditative effectuée dans un esprit religieux. 3. Action de constater le degré d’instruction ou les aptitudes d’une personne par des épreuves écrites ou orales.
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 examen
- examens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce examen?
- /ɛɡ.za.mɛ̃/
- /eɡ.za.mɛ̃/
- \ɛɡ.za.mɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to examen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is examen in French?
examen appears 49 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).