optimum
French, noun\op.ti.mɔm\
optimum is spelled O-P-T-I-M-U-M (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,273rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Optimum is a French masculine noun meaning “optimum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “La plus favorable des options, le choix le plus favorable étant donné les circonstances”.
What does optimum mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoptimum
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. La plus favorable des options, le choix le plus favorable étant donné les circonstances. 2. Maximum ou minimum.
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 optimum
- optimums plural
- optima plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce optimum?
- \op.ti.mɔm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to optimum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is optimum in French?
optimum appears 1.1 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).