orgueil
French, noun/ɔʁ.ɡœj/
orgueil is spelled O-R-G-U-E-I-L (7 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written French, the 11,366th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orgueil is a French masculine noun meaning “pride; pridefulness; haughtiness, arrogance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sentiment qui porte à se penser au-dessus des autres. Opinion très avantageuse, le plus souvent exagérée…”.
What does orgueil mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepride; pridefulness; haughtiness, arrogance
Le revers a blessé son orgueil.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sentiment qui porte à se penser au-dessus des autres. Opinion très avantageuse, le plus souvent exagérée, qu’une personne a de sa valeur personnelle aux dépens de la considération due à autrui. 2. Légitime fierté qui éloigne de la bassesse. 3. Cale en matériau résistant destinée à être mise sous un levier pour servir de point d'appui.
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 orgueil
- orgueils plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orgueil?
- /ɔʁ.ɡœj/
- \ɔʁ.ɡœj\
- [lɔʁ.ɡœj]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to orgueil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orgueil in French?
orgueil appears 4.9 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).