horizon
French, noun/ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃/
horizon is spelled H-O-R-I-Z-O-N (7 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Horizon is a French masculine noun meaning “horizon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ligne circulaire dont l’observateur est le centre et où le ciel et la terre semblent se joindre”.
What does horizon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehorizon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ligne circulaire dont l’observateur est le centre et où le ciel et la terre semblent se joindre. 2. Partie de la surface terrestre où se termine notre vue ; et souvent la partie du ciel qui en est voisine. 3. Limite subjective (spatiale, temporelle ou morale), depuis un point de vue particulier. 4. Cercle de la sphère qui divise sa partie visible de sa partie invisible.
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 horizon
- horizons plural
- ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\ singular plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce horizon?
- /ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃/
- ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃\
- [ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to horizon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is horizon in French?
horizon appears 20 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).