mirage
French, noun/mi.ʁaʒ/
mirage is spelled M-I-R-A-G-E (6 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mirage is a French masculine noun meaning “mirage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Phénomène dû à l’incurvation des rayons lumineux se réfléchissant sur les couches surchauffées de…”.
What does mirage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemirage
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Phénomène dû à l’incurvation des rayons lumineux se réfléchissant sur les couches surchauffées de l’atmosphère voisines du sol et donnant souvent l’impression d’une réflexion sur une grande étendue d’eau. 2. Illusion trompeuse. 3. Promesse trompeuse.
noun: 1. Action de mirer.
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 mirage
- mirages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mirage?
- /mi.ʁaʒ/
- \mi.ʁaʒ\
- [mi.ʁaʒ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mirage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mirage in French?
mirage appears 2.6 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).