iota
French, noun/jɔ.ta/
iota is spelled I-O-T-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,702nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Iota is a French masculine noun meaning “iota (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nom de ι, Ι, neuvième lettre et quatrième voyelle de l’alphabet grec. Équivalent du i latin”.
What does iota mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineiota (Greek letter)
- 2
masculinejot, iota (negligible amount)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nom de ι, Ι, neuvième lettre et quatrième voyelle de l’alphabet grec. Équivalent du i latin. 2. Petite quantité négligeable, presque rien (toujours utilisé dans le sens « ne pas changer d’un iota », « ne pas bouger d’un iota », etc.).
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 iota
- iotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce iota?
- /jɔ.ta/
- \jɔ.ta\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to iota
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is iota in French?
iota appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).