nombreux
French, adjective/nɔ̃.bʁø/
nombreux is spelled N-O-M-B-R-E-U-X (8 letters) and appears 162 times per million words in written French, the 504th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nombreux is a French adjective meaning “numerous, many” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est en grand nombre ; qui est formé d’un grand nombre d’éléments”.
What does nombreux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
numerous, many
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est en grand nombre ; qui est formé d’un grand nombre d’éléments. 2. Qui est harmonieux, qui flatte l’oreille par un choix heureux et une habile disposition des mots, en parlant du style.
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 nombreux
- nombreuse feminine
- nombreuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nombreux?
- /nɔ̃.bʁø/
- \nɔ̃.bʁø\
- [nɔ̃.bʁø]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nombreux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nombreux in French?
nombreux appears 162 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).