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French, noun/ma.ʒɔʁ/

major is spelled M-A-J-O-R (5 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written French, the 3,324th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Major is a French feminine noun meaning “the highest non-commissioned officer rank: sergeant major, “major”” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grade le plus élevé des sous-officiers, situé entre son supérieur hiérarchique, l’aspirant, et son…”.

What does major mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculinethe highest non-commissioned officer rank: sergeant major, “major”

  2. 2

    Switzerlandfemininemasculinemajor (field officer rank)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Grade le plus élevé des sous-officiers, situé entre son supérieur hiérarchique, l’aspirant, et son subordonné, l’adjudant-chef (armée de terre, armée de l’air, gendarmerie nationale) ou le maître principal (Marine nationale). Le code OTAN : OR-9. 2. Officier chargé de diriger et surveiller l’administration et la comptabilité de son unité, la constitution et la conservation de ses archives. 3. Commandant (Officier du grade supérieur au capitaine). 4. Médecin militaire.

noun: 1. Plus importante entreprise dans les secteurs du cinéma, du pétrole, du BTP. 2. Maison de disque parmi les leaders du marché de la musique.

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 major

  • majors plural
  • majore

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce major?

  • /ma.ʒɔʁ/
  • \ma.ʒɔʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to major

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is major in French?

major appears 23 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).

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