gouvernance
French, noun/ɡu.vɛʁ.nɑ̃s/
gouvernance is spelled G-O-U-V-E-R-N-A-N-C-E (11 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written French, the 7,293rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gouvernance is a French feminine noun meaning “governance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Manière de concevoir et d’exercer l’autorité à la tête d’une entreprise, d’une organisation, d’un État”.
What does gouvernance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegovernance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Manière de concevoir et d’exercer l’autorité à la tête d’une entreprise, d’une organisation, d’un État. 2. Dans le nord de la France (Flandre, Artois), bailliage. 3. Mode de gestion des affaires, art du « bien gouverner ». 4. Structure supranationale d'encadrement, d'orientation et de réglementation plus ou moins formelle.
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 gouvernance
- gouvernances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gouvernance?
- /ɡu.vɛʁ.nɑ̃s/
- \ɡu.vɛʁ.nɑ̃s\
- [ɡu.vɛʁ.nɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gouvernance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gouvernance in French?
gouvernance appears 8.9 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).