philosophe
French, noun
philosophe is spelled P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-E (10 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Philosophe is a French feminine noun meaning “philosopher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, philosophé is a different word: “past participle of philosopher”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui pratique la philosophie”.
What does philosophe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinephilosopher
verb
- 1
past participle of philosopher
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui pratique la philosophie. 2. Écrivain du dix-huitième siècle épris d’idées de réforme en matière religieuse, politique, sociale et morale. 3. Celui qui cultive sa raison, qui conforme sa conduite à des principes et travaille à fortifier son âme contre les coups du sort ; personne qui a un comportement inspiré par la sagesse. 4. Homme qui mène une vie tranquille et retirée, hors de l’embarras des affaires.
adjective: 1. Qui est résigné, qui supporte avec sagesse et force d’âme les épreuves.
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 philosophe
- philosophes plural
- philosophée feminine
- philosophés masculine plural
- philosophées feminine plural
- philosophesse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to philosophe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is philosophe in French?
philosophe appears 15 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).