horizontal
French, adjective/ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃.tal/
horizontal is spelled H-O-R-I-Z-O-N-T-A-L (10 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written French, the 15,828th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Horizontal is a French adjective meaning “horizontal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Parallèle à l'horizon”.
What does horizontal mean in English?
adjective
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horizontal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Parallèle à l'horizon. 2. Transversal.
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 horizontal
- horizontale feminine
- horizontaux masculine plural
- horizontales feminine plural
- horisontal alternative
- ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃.tal\ singular masculine
- ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃.to\ plural masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce horizontal?
- /ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃.tal/
- ^((h muet))\ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃.tal\
- \ɔ.ʁi.zɔ̃.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to horizontal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is horizontal in French?
horizontal appears 3.0 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).