locataire
French, noun/lɔ.ka.tɛʁ/
locataire is spelled L-O-C-A-T-A-I-R-E (9 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written French, the 7,421st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Locataire is a French feminine noun meaning “renter, tenant, lessee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui, celle qui occupe une maison ou une partie de maison à loyer”.
What does locataire mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinerenter, tenant, lessee
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui, celle qui occupe une maison ou une partie de maison à loyer. 2. Celui ou celle qui prend à bail, à fermage, etc., une activité économique, agricole ou commerciale. 3. Nom donné à un insecte parfois envahissant le Lepinotus reticulatus anciennement Clothilla inquilina.
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 locataire
- locataires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce locataire?
- /lɔ.ka.tɛʁ/
- \lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\
- [ɛ̃ lɔ.ka.tɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to locataire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is locataire in French?
locataire appears 8.7 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).