fondatrice
French, noun/fɔ̃.da.tʁis/
fondatrice is spelled F-O-N-D-A-T-R-I-C-E (10 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written French, the 13,986th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fondatrice is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of fondateur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui fonde”.
What does fondatrice mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of fondateur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui fonde. 2. Celle qui fonde un établissement. 3. Reine, insecte femelle non stérile qui peut fonder un nid, une ruche.
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 fondatrice
- fondatrices plural
- fondateur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fondatrice?
- /fɔ̃.da.tʁis/
- \fɔ̃.da.tʁis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fondatrice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fondatrice in French?
fondatrice appears 3.6 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).