opportun
French, adjective/ɔ.pɔʁ.tœ̃/
opportun is spelled O-P-P-O-R-T-U-N (8 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written French, the 16,327th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Opportun is a French adjective meaning “opportune, timely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est à propos, selon le temps et le lieu”.
What does opportun mean in English?
adjective
- 1
opportune, timely
- 2
expedient
- 3
suitable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est à propos, selon le temps et le lieu. 2. Favorable, propice.
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 opportun
- opportune feminine
- opportuns masculine plural
- opportunes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce opportun?
- /ɔ.pɔʁ.tœ̃/
- \ɔ.pɔʁ.tœ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to opportun
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is opportun in French?
opportun appears 2.9 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).