mince
French, adjective/mɛ̃s/
mince is spelled M-I-N-C-E (5 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written French, the 4,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mince is a French adjective meaning “thin, slim, slender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a peu d’épaisseur”.
What does mince mean in English?
adjective
- 1
thin, slim, slender
interjection
- 1
drat!, darn!
- 2
wow!, blimey!
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a peu d’épaisseur. 2. Svelte, élancé, pas gros. 3. Qui est faible, peu considérable, médiocre.
interjection: 1. Formule d’évitement de « merde ! ».
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 mince
- minces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mince?
- /mɛ̃s/
- \mɛ̃s\
- [mɛ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mince
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mince in French?
mince appears 17 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).