missionnaire
French, noun/mi.sjɔ.nɛʁ/
missionnaire is spelled M-I-S-S-I-O-N-N-A-I-R-E (12 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written French, the 13,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Missionnaire is a French feminine noun meaning “missionary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Membre, religieux ou laïc, d'une mission ; propagateur de la foi”.
What does missionnaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mission
- 2
missionary's, of a missionary
noun
- 1
femininemasculinemissionary
noun
- 1
masculinemissionary (sex position)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a pour but de propager une foi ou une doctrine, qui a une mission. 2. Qui est membre d'une mission religieuse, qui est chargé de prêcher une mission.
noun: 1. Membre, religieux ou laïc, d'une mission ; propagateur de la foi. 2. Propagateur d'un idéal, d'une doctrine, etc. 3. Militaire qui accomplit une mission. 4. Position sexuelle dans laquelle le partenaire insertif est allongé au-dessus du partenaire réceptif couché sur le dos.
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 missionnaire
- missionnaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce missionnaire?
- /mi.sjɔ.nɛʁ/
- \mi.sjɔ.nɛʁ\
- [mi.sjɔ.nɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to missionnaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is missionnaire in French?
missionnaire appears 4.0 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).