piraterie
French, noun/pi.ʁa.tʁi/
piraterie is spelled P-I-R-A-T-E-R-I-E (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piraterie is a French feminine noun meaning “piracy (business of being a pirate)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Activité de pirate ; acte commis par un ou plusieurs pirates”.
What does piraterie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepiracy (business of being a pirate)
- 2
femininepiracy (act done by pirates)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Activité de pirate ; acte commis par un ou plusieurs pirates. 2. Détournement illégal d’un navire. 3. Détournement d'un avion par un pirate de l’air. 4. Duplication d'un contenu sous droits d’auteur.
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 piraterie
- pirateries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piraterie?
- /pi.ʁa.tʁi/
- \pi.ʁa.tʁi\
- \pi.ʁat.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to piraterie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is piraterie in French?
piraterie appears 1.5 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).