portail
French, noun/pɔʁ.taj/
portail is spelled P-O-R-T-A-I-L (7 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written French, the 5,230th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Portail is a French masculine noun meaning “portal (imposing entrance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grande porte”.
What does portail mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineportal (imposing entrance)
- 2
masculineportal
- 3
masculinegate
portail tournant
- 4
masculineportal (entry point)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grande porte. 2. La grande porte d’une église avec tout son appareil architectural. 3. Porte d’entrée d’un terrain ou d'une cour fermée. 4. Porte permettant le passage d’un véhicule, pour entrer dans un garage.
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 portail
- portails plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce portail?
- /pɔʁ.taj/
- \pɔʁ.taj\
- [pɔʁ.taj]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to portail
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is portail in French?
portail appears 14 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).