humble
French, adjective/œ̃bl/
humble is spelled H-U-M-B-L-E (6 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written French, the 7,951st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Humble is a French adjective meaning “humble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui manifeste de l’humilité, une extrême modestie, qui s'abaisse volontairement”.
What does humble mean in English?
adjective
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humble
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui manifeste de l’humilité, une extrême modestie, qui s'abaisse volontairement. 2. Qui porte trop loin la déférence et le respect. 3. Qui marque du respect et de la déférence, en parlant des choses. 4. Qui est modeste.
noun: 1. Celui ou celle qui est humble, qui est de condition modeste.
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 humble
- humbles plural
- ^((h muet))\œ̃bl\ singular plural masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce humble?
- /œ̃bl/
- ^((h muet))\œ̃bl\
- \œ̃bl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to humble
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is humble in French?
humble appears 7.9 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).