fantasy
French, noun/fɑ̃.tɛ.zi/
fantasy is spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-Y (7 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written French, the 11,014th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fantasy is a French feminine noun meaning “fantasy (literary genre)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Un genre narratif présentant dans son récit un ou plusieurs éléments irrationnels qui relèvent généralement…”.
What does fantasy mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefantasy (literary genre)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Un genre narratif présentant dans son récit un ou plusieurs éléments irrationnels qui relèvent généralement d’un aspect mythique et qui sont souvent incarnés par l’irruption ou l’utilisation de la magie.
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 fantasy
- fantasys plural
- fantasie alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fantasy?
- /fɑ̃.tɛ.zi/
- /fɑ̃.te.zi/
- \fɑ̃.ta.zi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fantasy
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fantasy in French?
fantasy appears 5.1 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).