populace
French, noun/pɔ.py.las/
populace is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-C-E (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,273rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Populace is a French feminine noun meaning “populace, common people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bas peuple, le commun”.
What does populace mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininepopulace, common people
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bas peuple, le commun.
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 populace
- populaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce populace?
- /pɔ.py.las/
- \pɔ.py.las\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to populace
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is populace in French?
populace appears 1.1 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).