people
French, noun/pi.pɔl/
people is spelled P-E-O-P-L-E (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,071st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People is a French feminine noun meaning “a celebrity, celebrities, famous person(s)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne du monde des arts, du sport, de la haute société, d'une téléréalité, etc., suivie par les médias et…”.
What does people mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea celebrity, celebrities, famous person(s)
noun
- 1
masculineshowbusiness, popular media that feature stories on celebrities and famous people (as represented by magazines such as People, (UK) Hello!, (France) Paris Match)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne du monde des arts, du sport, de la haute société, d'une téléréalité, etc., suivie par les médias et suscitant un intérêt du public en tant que célébrité. 2. (au masculin singulier) Thématique des stars et autres personnalités publiques traitées sous l’angle (souvent considéré comme racoleur) de leur vie privée par les médias.
adjective: 1. Relatif aux célébrités, mondain.
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 people
- peoples plural
- pipole alternative
- pipeule
- pipol
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce people?
- /pi.pɔl/
- /pi.pœl/
- \pi.pɔl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to people
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is people in French?
people appears 11 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).