praline
French, noun
praline is spelled P-R-A-L-I-N-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 62,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Praline is a French feminine noun meaning “praline (confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, praliné is a different word: “sweet containing crushed praline”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Confiserie obtenue en rissolant une amande dans du sucre (appelé chouchou en Belgique)”.
What does praline mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepraline (confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar)
- 2
feminineBelgian chocolate
adjective
- 1
prepared using a preparation of crushed pralines (called pralin)
noun
- 1
masculinesweet containing crushed praline
verb
- 1
past participle of praliner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Confiserie obtenue en rissolant une amande dans du sucre (appelé chouchou en Belgique). 2. Petite friandise au chocolat fourré vendue dans des ballotins, prisées en Belgique. 3. Coup de poing. 4. Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
noun: 1. Mélange de chocolat et d’amandes ou de noisettes caramélisées et broyées.
noun: 1. Habitante de Praz-sur-Arly, commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie.
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 praline
- pralines plural
- pralinée feminine
- pralinés masculine plural
- pralinées feminine plural
- Pralines plural
- Pralin masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to praline
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is praline in French?
praline appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).