infidèle
French, noun/ɛ̃.fi.dɛl/
infidèle is spelled I-N-F-I-D-È-L-E (8 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written French, the 17,096th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infidèle is a French feminine noun meaning “infidel (one who does not believe in a certain religion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui, celle qui ne partage pas la même foi”.
What does infidèle mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unfaithful
- 2
adulterous
- 3
unfaithful, inaccurate
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculineinfidel (one who does not believe in a certain religion)
Near-synonym: mécréant
noun
- 1
femininetranslation which takes many liberties with the source text
belle infidèle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne remplit pas ses engagements, ses devoirs, ses promesses. 2. Qui rompt la fidélité conjugale. 3. Qui manque à la vérité, qui est imprécis, inexact. 4. Qui n’a pas la vraie foi.
noun: 1. Celui, celle qui ne partage pas la même foi. 2. Musulman, notamment durant les croisades. 3. Époux ou épouse qui ne respecte pas la fidélité conjugale.
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 infidèle
- infidèles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce infidèle?
- /ɛ̃.fi.dɛl/
- \ɛ̃.fi.dɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to infidèle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is infidèle in French?
infidèle appears 2.7 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).