italophone
French, noun/i.ta.lɔ.fɔn/
italophone is spelled I-T-A-L-O-P-H-O-N-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written French, the 207,469th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Italophone is a French feminine noun meaning “Italophone (one who speaks the Italian language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne parlant la langue italienne”.
What does italophone mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Italophone (Italian-speaking)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineItalophone (one who speaks the Italian language)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De langue italienne.
noun: 1. Personne parlant la langue italienne.
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 italophone
- italophones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce italophone?
- /i.ta.lɔ.fɔn/
- \i.ta.lɔ.fɔn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to italophone
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is italophone in French?
italophone appears about once in every 43 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).