lien
French, noun/ljɛ̃/
lien is spelled L-I-E-N (4 letters) and appears 126 times per million words in written French, the 657th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lien is a French masculine noun meaning “tie, bond” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui sert à lier, à attacher des objets ou des parties ensemble”.
What does lien mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetie, bond
- 2
masculinelink
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui sert à lier, à attacher des objets ou des parties ensemble. 2. Corde ou chaîne qui sert à attacher un prisonnier. En ce sens, il se met ordinairement au pluriel. 3. Engagement ; contrat ; attache ; union. 4. Élément qui rattache deux ou plusieurs choses entre elles, assure leur relation.
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 lien
- liens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lien?
- /ljɛ̃/
- \ljɛ̃\
- [ljɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lien
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lien in French?
lien appears 126 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).