externe
French, noun/ɛk.stɛʁn/
externe is spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-E (7 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written French, the 4,565th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Externe is a French feminine noun meaning “(a school student who doesn't stay in his establishment for meals or at night)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Écolier de collège ou de lycée qui n’est pas en pension et qui vient de dehors assister aux cours, aux leçons”.
What does externe mean in English?
adjective
- 1
external
noun
- 1
femininemasculine(a school student who doesn't stay in his establishment for meals or at night)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est, qui paraît au-dehors. 2. Qui vient du dehors. 3. Qualifie des parties d’un organe qui sont tournées vers l’extérieur du corps. 4. Extérieur
noun: 1. Écolier de collège ou de lycée qui n’est pas en pension et qui vient de dehors assister aux cours, aux leçons. 2. Élève d'une école d'enseignement supérieur qui n’est pas en pension et qui vient de dehors assister aux cours. 3. Étudiant en médecine qui, à la suite d’un concours, est chargé d’un service dans un hôpital, sans y être logé.
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 externe
- externes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce externe?
- /ɛk.stɛʁn/
- \ɛks.tɛʁn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to externe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is externe in French?
externe appears 16 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).