pierre
French, noun/pjɛʁ/
pierre is spelled P-I-E-R-R-E (6 letters) and appears 191 times per million words in written French, the 426th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pierre is a French feminine noun meaning “stone (substance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Roche solide et plus ou moins dure, qui constitue une masse compacte dans le sol ou qui affleure à la surface”.
What does pierre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestone (substance)
- 2
femininestone (rock, a pebble)
- 3
femininereal estate
investir dans la pierre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Roche solide et plus ou moins dure, qui constitue une masse compacte dans le sol ou qui affleure à la surface. 2. Bloc de roche employé dans la construction des édifices. 3. Différentes sortes de pierres qui servent à divers usages : 4. Symbole de la dureté.
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 pierre
- pierres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pierre?
- /pjɛʁ/
- Belgium [pçi̯ɛːʁ]
- Canada [pjaɛ̯ʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pierre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pierre in French?
pierre appears 191 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).