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office

French, noun/ɔ.fis/

office is spelled O-F-F-I-C-E (6 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written French, the 2,034th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Office is a French masculine noun meaning “charge, task, mandate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fonction ou emploi dont on doit s’acquitter”.

What does office mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecharge, task, mandate

  2. 2

    masculineadministrative bureau, department

  3. 3

    masculinereligious service, notably liturgical office. 1886, Cora Pearl, Mémoires, ch 3. "Ce qu'il en coute d'aller seule à l'office." "What it costs to go alone to church."

noun

  1. 1

    femininepantry, room adjoining a kitchen where dishes, table linens, and provisions are kept

    Il avait trouvé dans l'office un saucisson, des boîtes de sardines, du fromage de Hollande.

  2. 2

    feminineplace where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Fonction ou emploi dont on doit s’acquitter. 2. Devoir que chacun est tenu de remplir dans la vie privée et sociale. 3. Charge, emploi avec juridiction. 4. Institution, organisme autonome qui est rattaché à un ministère.

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 office

  • offices plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce office?

  • /ɔ.fis/
  • \ɔ.fis\
  • \ɔ.ˈfi.sə\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to office

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is office in French?

office appears 41 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).

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