paysan
French, noun/pɛ.i.zɑ̃/
paysan is spelled P-A-Y-S-A-N (6 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written French, the 10,294th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paysan is a French masculine noun meaning “a peasant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui vit à la campagne et s’occupe des travaux de la terre”.
What does paysan mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea peasant
- 2
masculinesomeone who lives in the country; ruralite
- 3
derogatorymasculinea country bumpkin
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Villageois, relatif aux paysans. 2. Qualifiait une soupe faite de légumes divers. 3. Qui n'est pas de manières urbaines. 4. Simple et sans apprêt, à la façon paysanne.
noun: 1. Personne qui vit à la campagne et s’occupe des travaux de la terre. 2. Personne fruste ou ayant des manières frustes. 3. Chez les gens du voyage, désigne le gadjo, la personne qui n’appartient pas à une communauté rom (littéralement : personne du pays, personne autochtone).
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 paysan
- paysans plural
- paysanne feminine
- paysannes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paysan?
- /pɛ.i.zɑ̃/
- /pe.i.zɑ̃/
- \pɛ.i.zɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paysan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paysan in French?
paysan appears 5.6 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).