issue
French, noun/i.sy/
issue is spelled I-S-S-U-E (5 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written French, the 1,907th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Issue is a French feminine noun meaning “exit, way out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of issu. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sortie, lieu par où l’on sort”.
What does issue mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexit, way out
une voie sans issue
- 2
feminineoutcome, result
L’issue de cette bataille est incertaine.
- 3
feminineend, conclusion
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of issu
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sortie, lieu par où l’on sort. 2. Passage, ouverture par laquelle une chose peut sortir. 3. Les extrémités, en parlant des entrailles de quelques animaux, comme les pieds, la tête et la queue, le cœur, le foie, le poumon, la rate, etc. 4. Ce qui reste des moutures après la farine, comme le son, la recoupe, 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 issue
- issues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce issue?
- /i.sy/
- \i.sy\
- [yn‿isy]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to issue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is issue in French?
issue appears 44 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).