opaque
French, adjective/ɔ.pak/
opaque is spelled O-P-A-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written French, the 16,568th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opaque is a French adjective meaning “opaque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas transparent, qui ne laisse pas passer la lumière”.
What does opaque mean in English?
adjective
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opaque
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas transparent, qui ne laisse pas passer la lumière. 2. Qu’on ne peut comprendre ; dont on ne peut entièrement saisir le sens, la signification.
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 opaque
- opaques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opaque?
- /ɔ.pak/
- \ɔ.pak\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to opaque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is opaque in French?
opaque appears 2.8 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).