ottoman
French, noun
ottoman is spelled O-T-T-O-M-A-N (7 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written French, the 16,327th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ottoman is a French masculine noun meaning “ellipsis of turc ottoman (“Ottoman Turkish”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Ottoman is a different word: “Ottoman (member of the Ottoman dynasty)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Le turc ottoman, langue officielle de l’Empire ottoman”.
What does ottoman mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Ottoman
noun
- 1
masculineellipsis of turc ottoman (“Ottoman Turkish”)
- 2
masculineottoman
noun
- 1
masculineOttoman (member of the Ottoman dynasty)
- 2
masculineOttoman (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à Osman Iᵉʳ. 2. Relatif à l’empire turc jusqu'en 1918. 3. Relatif au turc parlé en Turquie, anciennement langue officielle de l’Empire ottoman. 4. Qualifie la production artistique propre à cette dynastie turque.
noun: 1. Le turc ottoman, langue officielle de l’Empire ottoman. 2. Étoffe de soie à trame de coton, et à grosse côtes, utilisée en confection.
noun: 1. Descendant d’Osman Iᵉʳ. 2. Turc, habitant de l’Empire ottoman.
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 ottoman
- ottomane feminine
- ottomans masculine plural
- ottomanes feminine plural
- Ottomans plural
- Ottomane feminine
- othoman obsolete
- Othoman
- Otoman
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ottoman
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ottoman in French?
ottoman 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).