extase
French, noun/ɛk.staz/
extase is spelled E-X-T-A-S-E (6 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,380th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Extase is a French feminine noun meaning “ecstasy (sentiment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ravissement d’esprit qui, par une contemplation intense, transporte un être hors de la vie des sens”.
What does extase mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineecstasy (sentiment)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ravissement d’esprit qui, par une contemplation intense, transporte un être hors de la vie des sens. 2. Vive exaltation qui suspend la sensibilité et la volonté. 3. Orgasme, plaisir extrême qui absorbe tout autre sentiment.
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 extase
- extases plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce extase?
- /ɛk.staz/
- /ɛk.stɑz/
- \ɛk.stɑz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to extase
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is extase in French?
extase appears 2.0 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).