inceste
French, noun/ɛ̃.sɛst/
inceste is spelled I-N-C-E-S-T-E (7 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inceste is a French masculine noun meaning “incest (sexual relations between people legally unable to marry, especially close relatives)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relation sexuelle illicite entre les personnes qui sont parentes ou alliées au degré prohibé par les lois…”.
What does inceste mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineincest (sexual relations between people legally unable to marry, especially close relatives)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Relation sexuelle illicite entre les personnes qui sont parentes ou alliées au degré prohibé par les lois civiles ou religieuses. 2. Violence sexuelle et morale gravement déstructurante infligée à une personne, généralement un enfant, par un membre de sa famille plus âgé et détenant sur elle une forme d’autorité ou d’ascendant lui imposant le silence.
noun: 1. Personne coupable d’inceste.
adjective: 1. Incestueux.
adjective: 1. Qui a été victime d’un inceste
noun: 1. Personne victime d’un inceste
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 inceste
- incestes plural
- incestés plural masculine
- incestée singular feminine
- incestées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inceste?
- /ɛ̃.sɛst/
- \ɛ̃.sɛst\
- [ɛ̃.sɛst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inceste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inceste in French?
inceste appears 2.1 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).