période
French, noun/pe.ʁjɔd/
période is spelled P-É-R-I-O-D-E (7 letters) and appears 145 times per million words in written French, the 568th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Période is a French feminine noun meaning “period; as in interval of time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Temps qu’une chose met à accomplir les phases de sa durée”.
What does période mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperiod; as in interval of time
- 2
feminineera
noun
- 1
masculinepoint, locus
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Temps qu’une chose met à accomplir les phases de sa durée. 2. Intervalle de temps au bout duquel un phénomène ou un groupe de phénomènes se reproduit dans les mêmes conditions. 3. Révolution d’un astre tournant autour d’un autre. 4. Demi-vie.
noun: 1. Le point ou le degré où une chose, une personne est arrivée.
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 période
- périodes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce période?
- /pe.ʁjɔd/
- \pe.ʁjɔd\
- [pe.ʁjɔd]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to période
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is période in French?
période appears 145 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).