nocturne
French, noun/nɔk.tyʁn/
nocturne is spelled N-O-C-T-U-R-N-E (8 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written French, the 8,090th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nocturne is a French masculine noun meaning “nocturne” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie de l’office de la nuit, composée d’un certain nombre de psaumes et de leçons”.
What does nocturne mean in English?
adjective
- 1
nocturnal
- 2
night
noun
- 1
masculinenocturne
noun
- 1
feminineopening hours at night
- 2
femininematch of sport at night
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a lieu ou qui arrive durant la nuit. 2. Qui est actif pendant la nuit. 3. Dont les fleurs s’ouvrent dans l’obscurité.
noun: 1. Partie de l’office de la nuit, composée d’un certain nombre de psaumes et de leçons. 2. Morceau de musique qui est d’un caractère tendre et plaintif. 3. Animal vivant la nuit.
noun: 1. Ouverture en soirée d'un lieu qui accueille habituellement du public pendant la journée (musée, exposition, monument, magasin, piscine). 2. Compétition sportive organisée la nuit ou en soirée.
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 nocturne
- nocturnes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nocturne?
- /nɔk.tyʁn/
- \nɔk.tyʁn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nocturne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nocturne in French?
nocturne appears 7.8 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).