lion
French, noun/ljɔ̃/
lion is spelled L-I-O-N (4 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written French, the 3,908th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lion is a French masculine noun meaning “lion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand félin carnivore, (Panthera leo), autrefois répandu des Balkans au sous-continent indien et dans toute…”.
What does lion mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelion
- 2
masculinemale lion
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masculinelion (brave person)
se défendre comme un lion
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masculinelion
- 5
datedmasculinelion (celebrity; famous person)
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datedmasculinea style of elegant young man that came after the dandy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand félin carnivore, (Panthera leo), autrefois répandu des Balkans au sous-continent indien et dans toute l’Afrique. 2. Mâle de cette espèce. 3. Homme courageux. 4. Meuble représentant un félin stylisé dans les armoiries. Sa position naturelle est le rampant, la tête de profil. Lorsqu’il est passant, il est dit léopardé. À rapprocher de léopard et lionne.
noun: 1. Personne née sous le signe du Lion.
noun: 1. Membre du Lions Clubs, d’un Lions club.
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 lion
- lions plural
- lionne feminine
- lionnesse feminine
- Lion
- Lions plural masculine feminine
- Lionne feminine
- lion
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lion?
- /ljɔ̃/
- /li.ɔ̃/
- \ljɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lion in French?
lion appears 19 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).