note
French, noun
note is spelled N-O-T-E (4 letters) and appears 91 times per million words in written French, the 922nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Note is a French feminine noun meaning “note (written or spoken)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of noter. With an accent, noté is a different word: “past participle of noter”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marque que l’on inscrit en quelque endroit d’un livre, d’un écrit”.
What does note mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenote (written or spoken)
- 2
femininemark (UK), grade (US)
- 3
femininebill (UK, US), check (US)
- 4
femininenote
- 5
femininetouch, hint, note
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of noter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Marque que l’on inscrit en quelque endroit d’un livre, d’un écrit. 2. Remarque, indication, sorte d’explication, de commentaire sur quelque passage d’un écrit, d’un livre. 3. Extrait sommaire ; exposé succinct. 4. Facture.
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 note
- notes plural
- notée feminine
- notés masculine plural
- notées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to note
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is note in French?
note appears 91 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).