gnome
French, noun/ɡnom/
gnome is spelled G-N-O-M-E (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gnome is a French masculine noun meaning “gnome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Génie de la terre, laid et de très petite taille, considéré comme le gardien des trésors enfouis, des mines…”.
What does gnome mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegnome
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Génie de la terre, laid et de très petite taille, considéré comme le gardien des trésors enfouis, des mines, des pierres précieuses. 2. Homme de très petite taille et difforme.
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 gnome
- gnomes plural
- gnomide feminine
- gnomesse feminine
- gnomette feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gnome?
- /ɡnom/
- \ɡnom\
- [ɡn̪om]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gnome
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gnome in French?
gnome appears 1.3 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).