herméneutique
French, noun/ɛʁ.me.nø.tik/
herméneutique is spelled H-E-R-M-É-N-E-U-T-I-Q-U-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 47,811th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herméneutique is a French feminine noun meaning “hermeneutics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Science herméneutique”.
What does herméneutique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hermeneutical
noun
- 1
femininehermeneutics
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a pour objet l’interprétation de tout texte nécessitant une explication, et plus particulièrement des textes sacrés.
noun: 1. Science herméneutique.
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 herméneutique
- herméneutiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herméneutique?
- /ɛʁ.me.nø.tik/
- \ɛʁ.me.nø.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to herméneutique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herméneutique in French?
herméneutique appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).