exercice
French, noun/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sis/
exercice is spelled E-X-E-R-C-I-C-E (8 letters) and appears 50 times per million words in written French, the 1,660th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exercice is a French masculine noun meaning “exercise, performance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’exercer ou de s’exercer”.
What does exercice mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineexercise, performance
l'exercice de son autorité
- 2
masculineexercise, practice
- 3
masculineexercise
un exercice d'entraînement sur le terrain
- 4
masculinephysical exercise
L'exercice est bon pour la santé.
- 5
masculinefiscal year, financial year
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’exercer ou de s’exercer. 2. Apprentissage du maniement des armes et des évolutions militaires. 3. Entrainement du corps, soumis à certaines règles et que l’on apprend à bien exécuter, comme monter à cheval, faire des armes, danser, nager, etc. 4. Mouvements par lesquels on exerce le corps.
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 exercice
- exercices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce exercice?
- /ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sis/
- \ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sis\
- [ɛ̃.n‿eɡ.zɛʁ.sis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to exercice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is exercice in French?
exercice appears 50 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).