loin
French, adverb/lwɛ̃/
loin is spelled L-O-I-N (4 letters) and appears 245 times per million words in written French, the 344th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Loin is a French adverb meaning “far, distant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se trouvant à une grande distance”.
What does loin mean in English?
adverb
- 1
far, distant
L'église est si loin de l'usine.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Se trouvant à une grande distance. 2. Se situant à une période très antérieure ou très postérieure à l’instant présent. 3. Avec excès. 4. Profondément.
noun: 1. Ce qui est distant.
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.
How do you pronounce loin?
- /lwɛ̃/
- \lwɛ̃\
- [lwɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to loin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is loin in French?
loin appears 245 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).