franchement
French, adverb/fʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃/
franchement is spelled F-R-A-N-C-H-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears 51 times per million words in written French, the 1,629th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Franchement is a French adverb meaning “frankly; sincerely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avec exemption de toutes charges, dettes, il ne s’emploie qu’avec le mot quittement”.
What does franchement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
frankly; sincerely
- 2
vigorously, without doubting oneself
y aller franchement
- 3
really, downright, outright
franchement moche
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Avec exemption de toutes charges, dettes, il ne s’emploie qu’avec le mot quittement. 2. Avec franchise, sincèrement. 3. D’une manière résolue et précise ; sans hésiter ni se retenir. 4. Nettement ; sans doute aucun.
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.
How do you pronounce franchement?
- /fʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃/
- \fʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to franchement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is franchement in French?
franchement appears 51 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).