formidable
French, adjective/fɔʁ.mi.dabl/
formidable is spelled F-O-R-M-I-D-A-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written French, the 4,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formidable is a French adjective meaning “fearsome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fantastique ; extraordinaire”.
What does formidable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
datedfearsome
- 2
fantastic, tremendous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Fantastique ; extraordinaire. 2. Qui inspire ou qui est de nature à inspirer une très grande crainte.
noun: 1. Chope de bière contenant un litre.
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 formidable
- formidables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formidable?
- /fɔʁ.mi.dabl/
- \fɔʁ.mi.dabl\
- [fɔʁ.mi.dabl̥]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to formidable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is formidable in French?
formidable appears 17 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).