monstre
French, noun/mɔ̃stʁ/
monstre is spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-E (7 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,842nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monstre is a French masculine noun meaning “monster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Créature fabuleuse et terrifiante généralement combattue par un héros ou une héroïne”.
What does monstre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemonster
Mon petit frère croit que des monstres habitent sous son lit.
- 2
masculinehideous person, fiend
adjective
- 1
colloquialenormous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Créature fabuleuse et terrifiante généralement combattue par un héros ou une héroïne. 2. Ce qui est extrêmement laid. 3. Objet ou situation inhabituelle, qui sort de l’ordinaire. 4. Figuration dramatique liée à cette chose.
adjective: 1. Monstrueux, difforme, 2. Colossal, prodigieux.
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 monstre
- monstres plural
- monstresse
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monstre?
- /mɔ̃stʁ/
- \mɔ̃stʁ\
- [mɔ̃stʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monstre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monstre in French?
monstre appears 15 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).