figurine
French, noun/fi.ɡy.ʁin/
figurine is spelled F-I-G-U-R-I-N-E (8 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Figurine is a French feminine noun meaning “figurine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite figure préhistorique ou antique de terre cuite, de bronze, d’argent, etc”.
What does figurine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefigurine
- 2
feminineminiature
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite figure préhistorique ou antique de terre cuite, de bronze, d’argent, etc. 2. Statuette. 3. Pion ou petit jouet représentant un personnage. 4. Petite image en deux dimensions symbolisant une personne ou un usager.
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 figurine
- figurines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce figurine?
- /fi.ɡy.ʁin/
- \fi.ɡy.ʁin\
- [fi.ɡy.ʁin]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to figurine
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is figurine in French?
figurine 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).