matte
French, verb
matte is spelled M-A-T-T-E (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matte is a French verb meaning “first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, matté is a different word: “past participle of matter”.
What does matte mean in English?
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of matter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Substance semi-métallique sulfureuse qui n’a subi qu’une première fonte et qui n’est pas encore dans un état suffisant de pureté. 2. Groupe de poissons d’une même espèce et âge ou taille évoluant ensemble ; banc de poissons. 3. Fond marin de vase avec diverses herbes entremêlées. 4. Lait caillé dont on fait du fromage. → voir lait maté
noun: 1. Signal de la pause d’un combat, le bras doit être tendu vers les arbitres.
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 matte
- mattée feminine
- mattés masculine plural
- mattées feminine plural
- mattes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is matte in French?
matte appears 1.5 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).