pistole
French, noun/pis.tɔl/
pistole is spelled P-I-S-T-O-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written French, the 138,201st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pistole is a French feminine noun meaning “handgun, pistol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pistolet”.
What does pistole mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehandgun, pistol
- 2
femininepistole (coin)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pistolet.
noun: 1. Monnaie d’or espagnole. 2. Ancienne monnaie de compte populaire, valant dix francs. 3. Argent ; monnaie. 4. Sorte de pruneau sans noyau, aplati, rond et d’un jaune doré.
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 pistole
- pistoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pistole?
- /pis.tɔl/
- \pis.tɔl\
- [pistɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pistole in French?
pistole appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).