franciscain
French, adjective/fʁɑ̃.sis.kɛ̃/
franciscain is spelled F-R-A-N-C-I-S-C-A-I-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 41,708th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Franciscain is a French adjective meaning “Franciscan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’ordre religieux des frères mineurs fondé par François d'Assise”.
What does franciscain mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Franciscan
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l’ordre religieux des frères mineurs fondé par François d'Assise. 2. Relatif au François, commune française située dans le département de la Martinique.
noun: 1. Religieux de l’ordre de François d’Assise.
noun: 1. Habitant du François, commune de la Martinique.
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 franciscain
- franciscaine feminine
- franciscains masculine plural
- franciscaines feminine plural
- clarisse feminine
- Franciscains plural
- Franciscaine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce franciscain?
- /fʁɑ̃.sis.kɛ̃/
- \fʁɑ̃.sis.kɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to franciscain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is franciscain in French?
franciscain appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).