mentor
French, noun/mɑ̃.tɔʁ/
mentor is spelled M-E-N-T-O-R (6 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written French, the 13,339th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mentor is a French masculine noun meaning “mentor, guide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui sert de guide ou de conseiller à quelqu’un”.
What does mentor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinementor, guide
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui sert de guide ou de conseiller à quelqu’un. 2. Cadre chargé d’améliorer les compétences et la réussite professionnelle d’un individu ou d’une équipe. 3. Personne chargée de conseiller sur le plan artistique et commercial un artiste ou un groupe pour lui permettre d’atteindre une plus grande notoriété.
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 mentor
- mentors plural
- mentore feminine
- mentoresse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mentor?
- /mɑ̃.tɔʁ/
- /mɛ̃.tɔʁ/
- \mɑ̃.tɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mentor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mentor in French?
mentor appears 3.9 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).