licence
French, noun/li.sɑ̃s/
licence is spelled L-I-C-E-N-C-E (7 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written French, the 3,192nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Licence is a French feminine noun meaning “licence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Permission ”.
What does licence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelicence
- 2
femininepermit, certificate
- 3
femininebachelor's degree (three-year long)
- 4
archaicfemininelicence: excessive or undue freedom or liberty
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Permission : 2. Permission. 3. Permission spéciale, accordée par le gouvernement, pour exporter ou pour vendre certaines marchandises. 4. Document exprimant officiellement cette permission.
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 licence
- licences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce licence?
- /li.sɑ̃s/
- \li.sɑ̃s\
- [li.sɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to licence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is licence in French?
licence appears 25 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).