normal
French, adjective/nɔʁ.mal/
normal is spelled N-O-R-M-A-L (6 letters) and appears 79 times per million words in written French, the 1,060th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Normal is a French adjective meaning “normal (according to norms, usual)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est conforme à la règle, à l’ordre”.
What does normal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
normal (according to norms, usual)
- 2
normal (relating to a school to teach teachers how to teach)
- 3
okay, alright
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est conforme à la règle, à l’ordre. 2. Ordinaire, régulier. 3. Qualifie l'état d’un être organisé ou d’un organe qui n’a éprouvé aucune altération. 4. Qui se déroule de la manière attendue, qui est dans un état habituel.
noun: 1. Ce qui est conforme à la norme, à la règle habituelle ou commune.
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 normal
- normale feminine
- normaux masculine plural
- normales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce normal?
- /nɔʁ.mal/
- \nɔʁ.mal\
- [nɔʁ.mal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to normal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is normal in French?
normal appears 79 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).