gazelle
French, noun/ɡa.zɛl/
gazelle is spelled G-A-Z-E-L-L-E (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,237th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gazelle is a French feminine noun meaning “gazelle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèces d’antilopes plus petites que le daim, élancées et gracieuses, aux longues pattes fines et légères”.
What does gazelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegazelle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèces d’antilopes plus petites que le daim, élancées et gracieuses, aux longues pattes fines et légères. 2. Jeune fille ; jeune femme. 3. Une jolie fille. 4. Mot tendre → voir biche.
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 gazelle
- gazelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gazelle?
- /ɡa.zɛl/
- \ɡa.zɛl\
- [nouchi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gazelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gazelle in French?
gazelle appears 1.4 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).