foncier
French, adjective/fɔ̃.sje/
foncier is spelled F-O-N-C-I-E-R (7 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written French, the 11,195th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Foncier is a French adjective meaning “land, property” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à une propriété immobilière”.
What does foncier mean in English?
adjective
- 1
land, property
taxe foncière
- 2
fundamental, basic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à une propriété immobilière. 2. Qui va jusqu’au fond d’une chose.
noun: 1. Terrain à bâtir ou ensemble de terrains immobiliers.
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 foncier
- foncière feminine
- fonciers masculine plural
- foncières feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce foncier?
- /fɔ̃.sje/
- \fɔ̃.sje\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is foncier in French?
foncier appears 5.0 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).