intelligence
French, noun/ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒɑ̃s/
intelligence is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-C-E (12 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written French, the 2,714th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intelligence is a French feminine noun meaning “intelligence; cleverness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faculté de comprendre, de ne pas se méprendre sur le sens des mots, la nature des choses et la signification…”.
What does intelligence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintelligence; cleverness
intelligence artificielle
- 2
femininecomprehension, understanding
l'intelligence des données
- 3
feminineaccord, agreement, harmony
Near-synonym: entente
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Faculté de comprendre, de ne pas se méprendre sur le sens des mots, la nature des choses et la signification des faits. 2. Activité volontaire et réfléchie de l’être humain s’exerçant d’une façon normale en vue de la connaissance et s’opposant à l’instinct. 3. (Sans épithète) Développement des facultés de comprendre et de raisonner au-dessus de la moyenne. 4. Connaissance approfondie, compréhension nette et facile.
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 intelligence
- intelligences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intelligence?
- /ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒɑ̃s/
- \ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃s\
- \ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intelligence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intelligence in French?
intelligence appears 30 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).