mineure
French, noun\mi.nœʁ\
mineure is spelled M-I-N-E-U-R-E (7 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written French, the 10,141st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mineure is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of mineur (“minor”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of mineur. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui n’a pas atteint l’âge légal de la majorité dans son pays”.
What does mineure mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of mineur
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of mineur (“minor”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui n’a pas atteint l’âge légal de la majorité dans son pays.
noun: 1. Celle des deux prémisses du syllogisme qui contient le petit terme.
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 mineure
- mineures plural
- mineur masculine
- mineur·e neuter
- mineur.e neuter
- mineurx neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mineure?
- \mi.nœʁ\
- [mi.nœʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mineure in French?
mineure appears 5.8 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).