modal
French, noun/mɔ.dal/
modal is spelled M-O-D-A-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 52,567th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modal is a French masculine noun meaning “a modal verb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Textile artificiel fabriqué à partir de cellulose. Comme la viscose, il est doux comme le coton tout en étant…”.
What does modal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
modal
un auxiliaire modal
noun
- 1
masculinea modal verb
- 2
masculinemodal textile
cf modal (textile)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se rapporte aux modes d'une substance. 2. Rapporté au sujet selon un mode déterminé (possibilité ou impossibilité, nécessité ou contingence). → voir modale, ellipse de proposition modale. 3. Qui force une réponse avant de poursuivre. 4. Qui est propre aux modes du verbe ou qui les caractérise.
noun: 1. Textile artificiel fabriqué à partir de cellulose. Comme la viscose, il est doux comme le coton tout en étant plus solide et moins sensible à l'eau. 2. Ellipse de verbe modal, caractéristique des langues germaniques.
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 modal
- modale feminine
- modaux masculine plural
- modales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce modal?
- /mɔ.dal/
- \mo.dal\
- \mɔ.dal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to modal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is modal in French?
modal appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).