onde
French, noun
onde is spelled O-N-D-E (4 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Onde is a French feminine noun meaning “wave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, ondé is a different word: “wavy (of hair)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ondulations d’un milieu élastique ou d’un flux électromagnétique. Perturbation d’un milieu qui se propage”.
What does onde mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewave
- 2
datedfemininewater, especially calm water
adjective
- 1
wavy (of hair)
- 2
wavy; undy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ondulations d’un milieu élastique ou d’un flux électromagnétique. Perturbation d’un milieu qui se propage. 2. Émission radiophonique ou télévisuelle. 3. L’eau, en général. 4. La mer.
noun: 1. Fil de soie utilisé pour réaliser des articles de passementerie.
adjective: 1. Qui offre des dessins, des lignes, en forme d’ondes. S'utilise notamment en héraldique pour le blasonnement des écus.
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 onde
- ondes plural
- ondée feminine
- ondés masculine plural
- ondées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to onde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is onde in French?
onde appears 11 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).