lynx
French, noun/lɛ̃ks/
lynx is spelled L-Y-N-X (4 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written French, the 23,795th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lynx is a French masculine noun meaning “a lynx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Une des espèces de félins sauvages ressemblant à un gros chat, dont la face est ornée de favoris et…”.
What does lynx mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea lynx
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Une des espèces de félins sauvages ressemblant à un gros chat, dont la face est ornée de favoris et d’oreilles triangulaires surmontées d’une touffe de poil, et le corps doté d’une courte queue et de longues pattes. 2. Félin ressemblant aux espèces du genre Lynx. 3. Synonyme de phalène ocellée (papillon), (Cosmorhoe ocellata).
noun: 1. Race de lapins, originaires d’Allemagne, de petite taille, à robe d’un brun roux. 2. Exemple d’utilisation manquant. (Ajouter)
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 lynx?
- /lɛ̃ks/
- \lɛ̃ks\
- [lɛ̃ks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lynx
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lynx in French?
lynx appears 1.6 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).