gouverneure
French, noun/ɡu.vɛʁ.nœʁ/
gouverneure is spelled G-O-U-V-E-R-N-E-U-R-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 57,843rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gouverneure is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of gouverneur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme chargée de la direction d’une subdivision administrative de premier niveau, comme une province ou un…”.
What does gouverneure mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of gouverneur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme chargée de la direction d’une subdivision administrative de premier niveau, comme une province ou un État, une colonie ou un grand établissement financier.
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 gouverneure
- gouverneures plural
- gouverneur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gouverneure?
- /ɡu.vɛʁ.nœʁ/
- \ɡu.vɛʁ.nœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gouverneure
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gouverneure in French?
gouverneure appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).