nectar
French, noun/nɛk.taʁ/
nectar is spelled N-E-C-T-A-R (6 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nectar is a French masculine noun meaning “nectar (all meanings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Breuvage des dieux”.
What does nectar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenectar (all meanings)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Breuvage des dieux. 2. Toute sorte de vin excellent ou de boisson agréable. 3. Boisson composée de jus de fruit, d’eau et de sucre. 4. Liquide sucré sécrété par certaines plantes entomophiles (attirant les insectes), contenu dans les nectaires.
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 nectar
- nectars plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nectar?
- /nɛk.taʁ/
- \nɛk.taʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nectar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nectar in French?
nectar appears 1.4 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).