gerbe
French, noun
gerbe is spelled G-E-R-B-E (5 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gerbe is a French feminine noun meaning “sheaf (of wheat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of gerber. With an accent, gerbé is a different word: “past participle of gerber”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Botte de céréales, où les épis sont disposés d’un même côté”.
What does gerbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesheaf (of wheat)
- 2
femininespray, bouquet (of flowers)
- 3
femininecollection, anthology (of pieces of literature)
- 4
femininegarb
- 5
femininetithe on crops under the Ancien Régime
noun
- 1
feminineslangpuke, throw up (vomit)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of gerber
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Botte de céréales, où les épis sont disposés d’un même côté. 2. Faisceau, bouquet. 3. Ensemble de choses ; collection. 4. Expulsion de gaz évoquant la forme d'une gerbe.
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 gerbe
- gerbes plural
- gerbée feminine
- gerbés masculine plural
- gerbées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to gerbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gerbe in French?
gerbe appears 2.0 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).