gain
French, noun/ɡɛ̃/
gain is spelled G-A-I-N (4 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,746th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gain is a French masculine noun meaning “a gain (of something), an instance of saving (something); an increase (in something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Profit que l’on tire d’une entreprise, d’un travail, d’un commerce, d’une vente, etc”.
What does gain mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea gain (of something), an instance of saving (something); an increase (in something)
un gain de temps
- 2
masculinewinnings, earnings, takings
- 3
masculinegain, yield
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Profit que l’on tire d’une entreprise, d’un travail, d’un commerce, d’une vente, etc. 2. Succès, victoire, avantage que l’on a dans une entreprise, dans une affaire. 3. Rapport entre la valeur d'entrée et celle de sortie de la tension, de l’intensité ou de la puissance d’un montage. Il est généralement exprimé en décibel. 4. Capacité d’amplification d’une antenne.
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 gain
- gains plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gain?
- /ɡɛ̃/
- \ɡɛ̃\
- [ɡɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gain in French?
gain appears 15 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).